itinerant

See also: itinérant

English

Etymology

From Late Latin itinerāntem, from itinerāns, present active participle of itineror (I travel). See also itinerate, itinerary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɪˈtɪnɚənt/

Adjective

itinerant (comparative more itinerant, superlative most itinerant)

  1. Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]
    an itinerant preacher or peddler
    • Blackstone
      The king's own courts were then itinerant, being kept in the king's palace, and removing with his household in those royal progresses which he continually made.

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Noun

itinerant (plural itinerants)

  1. One who travels from place to place.
  2. (Ireland) A member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.

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