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“wanderer”

17 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, D&D, has 2.

D&D


Tabletop

Vand initial · walker final

  • Vandvald

    Vand wanderer + vald power

    wanderer power

  • Vandash

    Vand wanderer + ash ash tree

    wanderer ash tree

  • Vandmir

    Vand wanderer + mir peace

    wanderer peace

  • Ashwalker

    Ash ash tree + walker wanderer

    ash tree wanderer

  • Silverwalker

    Silver pale metal + walker wanderer

    pale metal wanderer

  • Dalewalker

    Dale broad valley + walker wanderer

    broad valley wanderer

Werewolf


Creatures

Wend initial · walker final

  • Wendulf

    Wend wanderer + ulf wolf

    wanderer wolf

  • Wendveig

    Wend wanderer + veig strength

    wanderer strength

  • Wendbreath

    Wend wanderer + breath living air

    wanderer living air

  • Ironwalker

    Iron hard metal + walker wanderer

    hard metal wanderer

  • Cinderwalker

    Cinder burnt slag + walker wanderer

    burnt slag wanderer

  • Mistwalker

    Mist hanging cloud + walker wanderer

    hanging cloud wanderer

Centaur


Creatures

planetes final

  • Dysiplanetes

    Dysi setting + planetes wanderer

    setting wanderer

  • Axonoplanetes

    Axono axis + planetes wanderer

    axis wanderer

  • Stilboplanetes

    Stilbo glittering + planetes wanderer

    glittering wanderer

Dragon


Creatures

Vandrix initial

  • Vandrixgoran

    Vandrix wanderer + goran claw

    wanderer claw

  • Vandrixsaurion

    Vandrix wanderer + saurion wyrm

    wanderer wyrm

  • Vandrixmaroth

    Vandrix wanderer + maroth grave

    wanderer grave

Druid


Tabletop

walker final

  • Oakwalker

    Oak oak tree + walker wanderer

    oak tree wanderer

  • Kestrelwalker

    Kestrel hovering falcon + walker wanderer

    hovering falcon wanderer

  • Fallowwalker

    Fallow unploughed land + walker wanderer

    unploughed land wanderer

Elf


Fantasy races

randir final

  • Linrandir

    Lin pool + randir wanderer

    pool wanderer

  • Gilrandir

    Gil bright + randir wanderer

    bright wanderer

  • Hanrandir

    Han open + randir wanderer

    open wanderer

God


Creatures

walker final

  • Nightwalker

    Night dark hours + walker wanderer

    dark hours wanderer

  • Saltwalker

    Salt brine + walker wanderer

    brine wanderer

  • Tidewalker

    Tide sea's pull + walker wanderer

    sea's pull wanderer

Half-Orc


Fantasy races

vagh final

  • Burrvagh

    Burr clinging + vagh wanderer

    clinging wanderer

  • Slingvagh

    Sling sling-armed + vagh wanderer

    sling-armed wanderer

  • Groatvagh

    Groat coin-poor + vagh wanderer

    coin-poor wanderer

Horse


People

ranger final

  • Saffron Ranger

    Saffron crocus spice + ranger wanderer

    crocus spice wanderer

  • Ember Ranger

    Ember glowing coal + ranger wanderer

    glowing coal wanderer

  • Golden Ranger

    Golden gleaming yellow + ranger wanderer

    gleaming yellow wanderer

Mermaid


Creatures

ander final

  • Sirelander

    Sirel lure + ander wanderer

    lure wanderer

  • Kaelenander

    Kaelen flow + ander wanderer

    flow wanderer

  • Zepharander

    Zephar sea wind + ander wanderer

    sea wind wanderer

Nordic


Real world

Stig initial

  • Stig Tormod

    Stig wanderer + tormod thunder courage

    wanderer and thunder courage

  • Stig Hallvard

    Stig wanderer + hallvard rock defender

    wanderer and rock defender

  • Stig Torgeir

    Stig wanderer + torgeir thunder spear

    wanderer and thunder spear

Paladin


Tabletop

wenda final

  • Celeswenda

    Celes heavenly + wenda wanderer

    heavenly wanderer

  • Regiwenda

    Regi royal + wenda wanderer

    royal wanderer

  • Magnawenda

    Magna great + wenda wanderer

    great wanderer

Pirate


People

the wanderer final

  • Harold the Wanderer

    Harold army commander + the wanderer wanderer

    army commander, called the wanderer

  • Samuel the Wanderer

    Samuel god has heard + the wanderer wanderer

    god has heard, called the wanderer

  • Eamon the Wanderer

    Eamon wealth protector + the wanderer wanderer

    wealth protector, called the wanderer

Superhero


People

walker final

  • Captain Walker

    Captain head man + walker wanderer

    head man wanderer

  • Lynx Walker

    Lynx bright-eyed cat + walker wanderer

    bright-eyed cat wanderer

  • Lattice Walker

    Lattice crossed laths + walker wanderer

    crossed laths wanderer

Wizard


People

walker final

  • Glyphwalker

    Glyph carved sign + walker wanderer

    carved sign wanderer

  • Thornwalker

    Thorn sharp barb + walker wanderer

    sharp barb wanderer

  • Waxwalker

    Wax melted tallow + walker wanderer

    melted tallow wanderer

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “wanderer”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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