itinerant
11itinerant — (adj.) 1560s (attested in Anglo Latin from late 13c.), from L.L. itinerantem (nom. itinerans), prp. of itinerare to travel, from L. iter (gen. itineris) journey, from ire go (see ION (Cf. ion)). Originally in reference to circuit courts …
12itinerant — [adj] roaming afoot, ambulant, ambulatory, floating, gypsy, journeying, migratory, moving, nomadic, on foot, peripatetic, ranging, riding the rails*, roving, shifting, travelling, unsettled, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring; concepts… …
13itinerant — adjective Etymology: 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 Date: circa 1576 traveling from place to place;… …
14itinerant — itinerantly, adv. /uy tin euhr euhnt, i tin /, adj. 1. traveling from place to place, esp. on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying. 2. characterized by such traveling: itinerant preaching. 3. working… …
15itinerant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wandering, nomadic, wayfaring, peripatetic, traveling. See travel. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wandering, roving, nomadic, vagrant, migratory, peripatetic; see also vagrant 2 , wandering 1 . Syn.… …
16itinerant — [[t]aɪtɪ̱nərənt[/t]] itinerants 1) ADJ: ADJ n An itinerant worker travels around a region, working for short periods in different places. [FORMAL] ...the author s experiences as an itinerant musician. Syn: travelling 2) N COUNT An itinerant is… …
17itinerant — I UK [aɪˈtɪnərənt] / US adjective [only before noun] travelling around frequently, especially in order to get work itinerant workers II UK [aɪˈtɪnərənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms itinerant : singular itinerant plural itinerants someone who …
18Itinerant — For the word itinerant used to describe electrons from free electron metals, see jellium.An itinerant is a person who travels from place to place with no real home.Types of itinerants:*Nomads *Roma people (Gypsies) *Yeniche people *Irish… …
19itinerant — i|tin|e|rant [aıˈtınərənt] adj [only before noun] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: , present participle of itinerari to go on a journey , from iter journey ] travelling from place to place, especially to work ▪ itinerant labourers… …
20itinerant — i|tin|er|ant1 [ aı tınərənt ] adjective only before noun traveling around frequently, especially in order to get work: itinerant workers itinerant i|tin|er|ant 2 [ aı tınərənt ] noun count someone who travels around frequently, especially in… …
