itinerate

[ ahy-tin-uh-reyt, ih-tin- ]

verb (used without object)

, i·tin·er·at·ed, i·tin·er·at·ing.

1. to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.

itinerate

/ ɪ-; aɪˈtɪnəˌreɪt /

verb

1. intr to travel from place to place

Derived Forms

• iˌtinerˈation, noun

Other Words From

• i·tiner·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of itinerate¹

1590–1600; < Late Latin itinerātus, past participle of itinerārī to travel, equivalent to Latin itiner- (stem of iter ) journey ( iter ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

After the short, with Hall playing an itinerate gambler, made it into the Sundance Film Festival, Anderson expanded it into his feature debut, 1997’s “Hard Eight,” which catapulted Hall’s career.

From Seattle Times

Fired from that job when new owners bought the Minneapolis station, the itinerate newsman landed as city editor of the fictional Los Angeles Tribune in the hour-long series that bore his name.

From Washington Post

According to family, Sims lived an itinerate childhood, traveling the country from one trailer park to the next as his father pursued work as an electrician.

From Time

Despite working as an itinerate video editor, Joe was forced to sell some of his personal possessions to pay his rent.

From Forbes

Wesley's opinion however remained unaltered, that it would have been better in every way for Fletcher to have joined him in itinerating.

From Project Gutenberg

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