First Known Use: circa 1576
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itinerant
adjective itin·er·ant \-rənt\
: traveling from place to place : staying in a place for only a short amount of time
Full Definition of ITINERANT
: traveling from place to place; especially : covering a circuit <itinerant preacher>
— itinerant noun
— itin·er·ant·ly adverb
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Origin of ITINERANT
Late Latin itinerant-, itinerans, present participle of itinerari to journey, from Latin itiner-, iter journey, way; akin to Hittite itar way, Latin ire to go — more at issue
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- Synonyms
- ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (also galavanting), nomad, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, roving, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring, on the move
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itinerant
adjective itin·er·ant \ī-ˈti-nə-rənt\
Definition of ITINERANT for Kids
: traveling from place to place
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