1. a person or thing that travels across or through something
2. a movable platform or carriage that runs on rails, used to transfer railroad cars or other equipment
Usage: railroad terminology

Examples

• The mountain traverser carefully planned each step of the dangerous crossing.
• Early explorers were traversers of uncharted territories.
• The railroad yard used a traverser to move locomotives between parallel tracks.
• As a traverser of many cultures, she spoke five languages fluently.
• The traverser moved the train car from the main line to the repair shop.
• Desert traversers must carry plenty of water for their journey.