itinerant
adjective
itin·er·ant
ī-ˈti-nə-rənt 
: traveling from place to place
especially
: covering a circuit
itinerant preacher
itinerant
noun
itinerantly
adverb
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In Latin, iter means "way" or "journey." That root was the parent of the Late Latin verb itinerari, meaning "to journey." It was that verb which ultimately gave rise to the English word for traveling types: itinerant. The linguistic grandparent, iter, also contributed to the development of other English words, including itinerary ("the route of a journey" and "the plan made for a journey") and errant ("traveling or given to traveling," as in knight-errant).
Examples of itinerant in a Sentence
an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Rarely would a team ever advertise a locale other than their current home, but the itinerant A’s are also in a position unlike any franchise before them following a messy departure from Oakland after last season.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
One of Yang’s protagonists, for example, became an itinerant factory worker at the age of 15 and endured six months of homelessness.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
From these men, along with the itinerant Apostle Paul, Christianity spread throughout the globe.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for itinerant
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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/itinerant. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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itinerant
adjective
itin·er·ant
ī-ˈtin-ə-rənt
ə-ˈtin-
: traveling from place to place
an itinerant preacher
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