Irish Traveller

English

Alternative forms

• Irish Traveler

Noun

Irish Traveller (plural Irish Travellers)

1. (Ireland) A member of a particular nomadic ethnic minority in Ireland, the Pavee.

Synonyms

• Traveller
• Traveler
• Minkier (endonym)
• Pavee / pavee (derogatory) (endonym)
• Pikie / pikie (derogatory)
• Pikey / pikey (derogatory)
• Gypsy (proscribed) (the Pavee are not descendants of the Romani)

Hypernyms

• Irish
• Gael
• Celt
• European
• Caucasian
• Caucasoid

Coordinate terms

• Shelta (the language of the Irish Travellers)

Translations

member of a minority in Ireland

• Finnish: kiertolainen (fi)
• Irish: duine den lucht siúil m, taistealaí m
• Japanese: アイリッシュ・トラヴェラー (airisshu•toraverā), パヴィー (pavī)