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itinerant

[ ahy-tin-er-uhnt, ih-tin- ]
/ aɪˈtɪn ər ənt, ɪˈtɪn- /
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adjective

traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
characterized by such traveling: itinerant preaching.
working in one place for a comparatively short time and then moving on to work in another place, usually as a physical or outdoor laborer; characterized by alternating periods of working and wandering: an itinerant farm hand.

noun

a person who alternates between working and wandering.
a person who travels from place to place, especially for duty or business.

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Origin of itinerant

1560–70; <Late Latin itinerant- (stem of itinerāns), present participle of itinerārī to journey, equivalent to itiner- (stem of iter) journey (see iter) + -ant--ant

OTHER WORDS FROM itinerant

i·tin·er·ant·ly, adverbun·i·tin·er·ant, adjective

Words nearby itinerant

Ithome, Ithunn, ithyphallic, -itic, itinerancy, itinerant, itinerarium, itinerary, itinerate, -ition, -itious
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Words related to itinerant

peripatetic, nomadic, wandering, roving, vagrant, gypsy, ambulatory, wayfaring, vagabond, floating, shifting, travelling, journeying, afoot, migratory, moving, unsettled, ranging, ambulant, on foot

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British Dictionary definitions for itinerant

itinerant
/ (ɪˈtɪnərənt, aɪ-) /

adjective

itinerating
working for a short time in various places, esp as a casual labourer

noun

an itinerant worker or other person

Derived forms of itinerant

itinerantly, adverb

Word Origin for itinerant

C16: from Late Latin itinerārī to travel, from iter a journey
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