Wiktionary
traveler's check
alt. (context US English) A check (gloss: draft), requiring a specimen signature and a countersignature; this is usually prepaid and drawn against the bank's own funds, rather than drawn against the signatory's account. n. (context US English) A check (gloss: draft), requiring a specimen signature and a countersignature; this is usually prepaid and drawn against the bank's own funds, rather than drawn against the signatory's account.
WordNet
traveler's check
n. a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer [syn: traveller's check, banker's check]
Usage examples of "traveler's check".
Stanley filled his car with gas and cashed a fifty-dollar traveler's check before driving back to James's garage apartment.