tipiwhenua
1. (verb) to roam abroad, travel about.
I whakahaeretia tēnei purei hei tikanga pōhiri i te taonga a Te Piriniha o Wēri i tuku mai ai ki ā tātou tamariki i haere nei te tipiwhenua i Te Ao (TTT 1/9/1927:655). / This game was organised to welcome the Prince of Wales trophy which was presented to our children who toured the World.
2. (noun) vagabond, tramp, nomad, itinerant, traveller.
Ko Pōtango, he tipiwhenua nō Whanganui i moe i tō Ngāi Tahu wahine (HKW 1/1/1901:5). / Pōtango, an itinerant from Whanganui who married a woman of Ngāi Tahu.
Synonyms: tangata takapau pōkai, kaipaoe, kaipāwe
