noun
wanderer; drifter; itinerant person
Refers to a person who moves from place to place without a fixed home or job; can carry a slightly rough or unsettled nuance.
彼は若い頃、渡り者として日本中を旅した。
When he was young, he traveled all over Japan as a wanderer.
あの渡り者は、いつも次の町へと去っていく
That drifter always moves on to the next town.