viajante

Viajante is a Portuguese term used as both a noun and an adjective. As a noun it denotes a person who travels, most commonly a traveler or tourist, but also someone who travels regularly for work, such as a sales representative. As an adjective, viajante describes things connected with travel or itinerant life, for example vida viajante (itinerant life) or rotas viajantes (travel routes). The word derives from viajar, “to travel,” plus the agent noun suffix -ante, forming a term meaning “one who travels.” In spelling, masculine and feminine forms share the same ending, with gender indicated by the accompanying article or pronoun (o viajante / a viajante).

In Brazilian Portuguese, the term is frequently used in business terminology to refer to a traveling salesperson, often in compounds such as viajante comercial or vendedor viajante. This usage is common in contracts, logistics, and corporate titles, though everyday speech may simply refer to alguem como viajante when describing someone who travels.

The term belongs to the broader Romance-language family of travel-related vocabulary and is closely tied to the verb viajar. Its meaning can vary slightly by context, ranging from a general traveler to a professional itinerant worker, depending on how it is framed within a sentence.