I love this question. It shows what an expressive language that English can be. A traveler, is usually alone, though you could have a group of travelers. The implication would typically imply that they may all be ultimately heading to different destinations. Think of travelers(plural) as being the passengers on a bus, each going to a different destination. To be redundant, a traveler is anyone that is going from one location to another, usually of great distance. You wouldn't use it to describe someone going across town, unless maybe you were being snarky and dramatic about it. The term "voyager" is always referring to someone on a vessel, whether that be a spaceship or a boat. A group of voyagers are always going to the same destination. Generally, it's someplace new that no one has been to, or at least very few. Wayfarer is honestly an antiquated term, to the point that I have honestly never used it in any context ever and honestly don't know anyone else who has either. It is commonly used in one phrase and that is "wayfaring stranger". You'll see this term most commonly in folk music and in poetry. A "pilgrim" falls under two contexts of the same umbrella, in American history, "the pilgrims" came over from England for religious freedom. In modern history pilgrims are of all faiths but most commonly Christian, Hebrew, or Muslim, Hebrews and Christians make a pilgrimage to Israel, Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca. I know there are other groups that do similar journeys, but I don't know their names etc. "Wanderer", there is an old song about this word. The artist is Dion, the song is "The Wanderer". You can find it on YouTube. I'm frustrated, I had another term or two that I wanted to add and have since forgotten. I hope all this helps. Feel free to send me a message.

All means "someone who travels". However they are for different reasons. Pilgrim - for a religious journey Voyager - for a long journey, especially to unknown places. Wayfarer - someone who travels on foot. Wanderer - without aim vagabond - someone who wanders from place to place without a home or a job. However, a "journeyman" has nothing thing do with travel. It means a trained worker employed by someone else.

These are my thoughts: They all mean a person who moves from place to place. “Pilgrim” has a religious connotation that the person is travelling for religious reasons. For example, a person travelling to Jerusalem or following the path taken by a saint. For example: http://www.caminodesantiago.com.au/. “Traveller” is a person who travels and here in Australia it would be the term most used to refer to someone who goes between different countries. This would be the default term / word that I would use for someone who travels. “Voyage” to me in English has a sense of travelling a long distance by boat or ship. I would call a person travelling a long distance by boat a voyager. There were space ships called “Voyager” for example, or Christopher Columbus would be a voyager. “Wayfarer” is another way of saying way-finder or a person that finds a way. It means someone that travels finding their own way, not simply going where other people go, where there are well-worn paths with lots of people travelling. It is not a word that I would commonly use. “To wander” is to travel without a real purpose. A wanderer is a person who wanders. It might be used to refer to someone who travels to different places without a real purpose. This is not a really common word, but some travel bloggers will use it to refer to themselves.