itinerant
Americanadjective
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traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
- Antonyms:
- settled
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characterized by such traveling.
itinerant preaching.
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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
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a person who alternates between working and wandering.
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a person who travels from place to place, especially for duty or business.
adjective
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itinerating
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working for a short time in various places, esp as a casual labourer
noun
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- itinerantly adverb
- unitinerant adjective
Etymology
Origin of itinerant
1560–70; < Late Latin itinerant- (stem of itinerāns ), present participle of itinerārī to journey, equivalent to itiner- (stem of iter ) journey ( iter ) + -ant- -ant
Example Sentences
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However, when your destination is itinerant and camouflaged by galaxies of LED lights, finding a particular art car in the dark can be a fool’s errand.
From Los Angeles Times
Based on Guthrie’s 1943 autobiography and starring David Carradine as the itinerant, socially conscious musician, the movie was nominated for six Oscars, including picture, adapted screenplay and film editing.
From Los Angeles Times
Hannah has earned her wisdom the hard way — by accepting her itinerant fate.
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There was an Army stint in Hawaii, some odd jobs, and then he found what he loved: the itinerant world of the traveling carnival.
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He was born in 1930 to a father who was an itinerant salesman and a mother who ran a small store.
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