TRAVERSER

traverser

(noun) someone who moves or passes across; “the traversers slowly ascended the mountain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

traverser (plural traversers)

One who, or that which, traverses or moves, such as an index on a scale.

(legal) One who traverses, or denies.

(rail) A traverse table.

Source: Wiktionary


Trav"ers*er, n.

1. One who, or that which, traverses, or moves, as an index on a scale, and the like.

2. (Law)

Definition: One who traverses, or denies.

3. (Railroad)

Definition: A traverse table. See under Traverse, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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