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Wander has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

The act or instance of wandering.

"The long, aimless walk through the park was my favorite part of the day's wander."

Verb
1

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

"The gypsies roamed the woods"

"roving vagabonds"

"the wandering Jew"

"The cattle roam across the prairie"

"the laborers drift from one town to the next"

"They rolled from town to town"

2

be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

"She cheats on her husband"

"Might her husband be wandering?"

3

go via an indirect route or at no set pace

"After dinner, we wandered into town"

4

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

"the river winds through the hills"

"the path meanders through the vineyards"

"sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

5

lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

"She always digresses when telling a story"

"her mind wanders"

"Don't digress when you give a lecture"

6

To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

"After losing his job, he decided to wander through the countryside for a few months until he found work again."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"My neighbor, Mr. Wander, always greets me with a friendly wave as I walk by his house."

Example Sentences
"The gypsies roamed the woods" verb
"roving vagabonds" verb
"the wandering Jew" verb
"The cattle roam across the prairie" verb
"the laborers drift from one town to the next" verb
"They rolled from town to town" verb
"She cheats on her husband" verb
"Might her husband be wandering?" verb
"After dinner, we wandered into town" verb
"the river winds through the hills" verb
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