ITINERANT

itinerant

(adjective) traveling from place to place to work; “itinerant labor”; “an itinerant judge”

itinerant, gypsy, gipsy

(noun) a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; “itinerant traders”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

itinerant (comparative more itinerant, superlative most itinerant)

Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

Noun

itinerant (plural itinerants)

One who travels from place to place.

(Ireland) A member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.

Anagrams

• nitratine

Source: Wiktionary


I*tin"er*ant, a. Etym: [LL. itinerans, -antis, p. pr. of itinerare to make a journey, fr. L. iter, itineris, a walk, way, journey. See Errant, Issue.]

Definition: Passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching on a circuit; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher; an itinerant peddler. 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. Blackstone.

I*tin"er*ant, a.

Definition: One who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled. Glad to turn itinerant, To stroll and teach from town to town. Hudibras.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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