ambulant

[ am-byuh-luh nt ]

/ ˈæm byə lənt /

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adjective

moving from place to place; itinerant; shifting.

Nearby words

ambu bag, ambulacrum, ambulance, ambulance chaser, ambulance stocks, ambulant, ambulante, ambulate, ambulatory, ambulatory care, ambulatory surgery

Origin of ambulant

1645–55; (< F) < Latin ambulant- (stem of ambulāns, present participle of ambulāre to walk). See amble

Related forms

un·am·bu·lant, adjective

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Examples from the Web for ambulant

Formerly people were content to paste them up; now they are ambulant.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.|Hermann Pckler-Muskau
And from every direction rose the vehement street calls of ambulant venders of the necessaries of Neapolitan life.
A Spirit in Prison|Robert Hichens
The encounter with these ambulant Highnesses had been fatal—Lansing now perceived it—to Mrs. Hicks's principles.
The Glimpses of the Moon|Edith Wharton
Government flappers congregated giggling in small groups, furtively examined by ambulant young men.
The House by the River|A. P. Herbert

There is another class of ambulant merchant who is a frequenter of this most animated of Tunis native quarter.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for ambulant

ambulant

/ (ˈæmbjʊlənt) /

adjective

moving about from place to place

med another word for ambulatory (def. 3)

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ambulant

adjective

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Origin of ambulant

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Examples from the Web for ambulant

British Dictionary definitions for ambulant

ambulant

adjective

Medicine definitions for ambulant

ambulant

adj.