We haven’t had a word definition in a while, so i thought I would post one.  Today’s word is “stowaway.”

The Webster definition is simple: someone who hides on a ship, airplane, etc., in order to travel without paying or being seen.  What’s amazing about this word is the drama and romance that follow it.  A stowaway is an adventurer, a clever traveler, hidden, yet on the move.  The stowaway is always in danger of discovery.

Some of the best works of fiction involve stowaways.  Will they continue on?  Will they be returned home?  What kind of life awaits them, either ahead or behind?