English Explanatory Dictionary

itinerant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Habitually travelling from place to place.
noun
  1. One who travels from place to place.
  2. A member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.
noun
  1. Alternative form of itinerant (“member of the Travelling Community”).

Pronunciation

/aɪˈtɪnɚənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-itinerant.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-itinerant.wav

Word forms

itinerant more itinerant most itinerant itinerants

Etymology

From Late Latin itinerantem, present active participle of itineror (“travel”), from itiner-. By surface analysis, Latin itiner- + -ant.

Synonyms

strolling

Related words

itinerance

Derived words

itinerancy itinerantly itinerant worker nonitinerant
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