The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overlander \O"ver*land`er\, n. One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.
Wiktionary
n. One who travels overland.
Wikipedia
The Overlander was a long-distance rail passenger train between Auckland and Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand, along the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT). It was operated by Tranz Scenic. The service was replaced from 25 June 2012 by the Northern Explorer.
It replaced a previous service operated by RM class Silver Fern railcars on Monday 2 December 1991. Following the withdrawal of the overnight Northerner, it was the only regular passenger train on the NIMT between Pukekohe and Palmerston North. After being threatened with cessation itself in 2006, it had gained significantly in popularity, partly because increased tourism promotion for the service.
It had been called one of the best-value scenic rail trips in the world by the British Guardian. It is also acknowledged as one of the world's classic scenic rail journeys.
Usage examples of "overlander".
It had been snowing heavily for a week and the chinook beginning to blow there began at half-past eight in the morning a series of avalanches high up on the peak of the Overlander.
The thirty-two Overlanders and their hundred head of horses and cattle, who had separated from McMicking to head south for the North Thompson River, reached Fort Kamloops, far to the south, on October 11.
Tim picked up three of the dead pigmies, shouldered them, and staggering slightly under their combined weight, carried them back to the overlander.
As he went, he kept shouting out the good news that the Witch was dead and that the four Overlanders were not dangerous.