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Globetrotting Definition

Present participle of globetrot .

Worldwide travel.

Globetrotting Sentence Examples

Cast a certain globetrotting actress by the name of Angelina Jolie as Mrs. Smith.

General Sarov and his wonderfully grotesque henchman, Conrad, are the baddies in this globetrotting adventure packed with excitement.

The photos available at Virtual Globetrotting are aerial views of celebrity homes taken from search engines like Bing and Google.

Apply this same format to other varietals to get a sense of similarities and variances that occur between Old World and New World wines as grapes go globetrotting .

The globetrotting couple was seen in Pakistan, where a pregnant Angelina Jolie toured earthquake-devastated areas as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N.

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What does the noun globetrotting mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun globetrotting . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How is the noun globetrotting pronounced, british english, u.s. english, where does the noun globetrotting come from.

Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun globetrotting is in the 1870s.

OED's earliest evidence for globetrotting is from 1874, in the Times (London).

globetrotting is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: globe n. , trotting n.

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• globe-trot, v. 1883–
• globetrotter, n. 1873–
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• globetrotting, adj. 1877–
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Meaning & use

Pronunciation, entry history for globetrotting, n..

Originally published as part of the entry for globe, n.

globetrotting, n. was revised in September 2009.

globetrotting, n. was last modified in July 2023.

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Definition of globetrotting adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

globetrotting

• a globetrotting journalist

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Definition of globe-trot

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Definition of globe-trot  (Entry 2 of 2)

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Intransitive verb

back-formation from globe-trotter

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“Globe-trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globe-trot. Accessed 5 Apr. 2024.

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globetrotting

English [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ].

• present participle and gerund of globetrot

Noun [ edit ]

globetrotting ( uncountable )

• worldwide travel

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globetrotter

a person who travels regularly or frequently to countries all over the world.

Origin of globetrotter

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use globetrotter in a sentence

Except it will likely be an all-white version of the Globetrotters.

They're augmented by globetrotters who want second and third homes in world-class cities.

What is going to attract our globetrotters seeking $1.2 million pieds-a-terres?

It was like watching the Harlem Globetrotters play the New Jersey Generals.

He seemed as keen on getting back to London as some o' these globetrotters who have got sick o' foreign parts.

British Dictionary definitions for globetrotter

/ ( ˈɡləʊbˌtrɒtə ) /

a habitual worldwide traveller, esp a tourist or businessman

Derived forms of globetrotter

• globetrotting , noun , adjective

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