itinerant
[ ahy-tin-er-uhnt, ih-tin- ]
/ aɪˈtɪn ər ənt, ɪˈtɪn- /
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.
RELATED WORDS
peripatetic, nomadic, wandering, roving, vagrant, gypsy, ambulatory, wayfaring, vagabond, floating, travelling, afoot, migratory, moving, unsettled, ranging, ambulant
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Origin of itinerant
SYNONYMS FOR itinerant
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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
Word Origin for itinerant
C16: from Late Latin itinerārī to travel, from iter a journey
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itinerant
1560s (attested in Anglo-Latin from late 13c.), from Late Latin itinerantem (nominative itinerans), present participle of itinerare "to travel," from Latin iter (genitive itineris) "journey," from ire "go" (see ion). Originally in reference to circuit courts.
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