The difference between Roam and Wander
When used as verbs, roam means to wander or travel freely and with no specific destination, whereas wander means to move without purpose or specified destination.
Wander is also noun with the meaning: the act or instance of wandering.
check bellow for the other definitions of Roam and Wander
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Roam as a verb (intransitive):
To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
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Roam as a verb (intransitive, computing, telecommunications):
To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
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Roam as a verb (transitive):
To range or wander over.
Examples:
"Gangs of thugs roamed the streets."
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
Examples:
"to wander over the fields"
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To stray; stray from one's course; err.
Examples:
"A writer wanders from his subject."
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To commit adultery.
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
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Wander as a noun:
The act or instance of wandering.
Examples:
"To go for a wander"