ambulant

[ am-byuh-luhnt ]

/ ˈæm byə lənt /

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adjective

moving from place to place; itinerant; shifting.

Medicine/Medical. ambulatory (def. 4).

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Origin of ambulant

First recorded in 1645–55; from French , from Latin ambulant- (stem of ambulāns, present participle of ambulāre “to walk”); see origin at amble

OTHER WORDS FROM ambulant

un·am·bu·lant, adjective

Words nearby ambulant

ambsace, ambulacrum, ambulance, ambulance chaser, ambulance stocks, ambulant, ambulante, ambulate, ambulation, ambulatory, ambulatory care

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How to use ambulant in a sentence

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
Occasionally an ambulant theatrical troupe gives an entertainment in our little theatre.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various
The product is bartered on the spot to the Chinese ambulant traders for other commodities.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Vidi cunctos viventes qui ambulant sub sole, cum adolescente secundo qui consurgit pro eo.
The Advancement of Learning|Francis Bacon

In Fig. 76 an ambulant secretary or public writer is seated at his little table, on which are the meager tools of his trade.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery

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

Origin of ambulant

OTHER WORDS FROM ambulant

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British Dictionary definitions for ambulant