Definitions for itinerant
aɪˈtɪn ər ənt, ɪˈtɪn-itin·er·ant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. itinerant, gypsy, gipsyadjective

   a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

   "itinerant traders"

2. itinerantadjective

   traveling from place to place to work

   "itinerant labor"; "an itinerant judge"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. itinerantnoun

   One who travels from place to place.

2. itinerantnoun

   a member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.

3. itinerantadjective

   Habitually travelling from place to place.

4. Etymology: From itinerans, present active participle of itineror.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Itinerantadjective

   Wandering; not settled.

   Etymology: itinerant, French.

   It should be my care to sweeten and mellow the voices of itinerant tradesmen, as also to accommodate their cries to their respective wares. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. itinerant

   Itinerant refers to traveling from place to place, particularly pertaining to work or employment. It can describe someone who doesn't have a fixed residence or location, such as a traveling salesman, or a transient lifestyle.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Itinerantadjective

   passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching on a circuit; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher; an itinerant peddler

2. Itinerantadjective

   one who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled

3. Etymology: [LL. itinerans, -antis, p. pr. of itinerare to make a journey, fr. L. iter, itineris, a walk, way, journey. See Errant, Issue.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Itinerant

   ī-tin′er-ant, adj. making journeys from place to place: travelling.—n. one who travels from place to place, esp. a Methodist preacher: a wanderer.—ns. Itin′eracy, Itin′erancy.—adv. Itin′erantly.—adj. Itin′erary, travelling: done on a journey.—n. a book of travels: a guide-book for travellers: a rough sketch and description of the country through which troops are to march.—v.i. Itin′erāte, to travel from place to place, esp. for the purpose of preaching or lecturing. [L. itinerans, -antis, part. of itinerāri-, -atus, to travel—L. iter, itineris, a journey—īre, ītum, to go.]

Anagrams for itinerant »

1. nitratine

How to pronounce itinerant?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of itinerant in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of itinerant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of itinerant in a Sentence

1. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   **(C)(P) LISTEN! ONE COULD SAY THAT THERE IS REALLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH AMERICA. I HAD ASKED SOME AMERICANS WHY THEY HAVE TO LEAVE AMERICA TO GO SOME PLACE ON-VACATION- TO GET SOME REST? I KEEP GETTING SO MANY DIFFERENT, UNFULFILLED ANSWERS-WHICH STILL AMAZES ME, BUT DON'T BLAME IT ON THE ITINERANT UNFULLFILLED RESTLESS SPIRIT OF HUMANS. IT IS MORE COMPLEX THAN THAT. WHAT SAY YOU? AMERICA! STILL TRYING TO FIND ITSELF.

2. Cormac McCarthy:

   The truth about the world, he said, is that anything is possible. Had you not seen it all from birth and thereby bled it of its strangeness it would appear to you for what it is, a hat trick in a medicine show, a fevered dream, a trance bepopulate with chimeras having neither analogue nor precedent, an itinerant carnival, a migratory tentshow whose ultimate destination after many a pitch in many a mudded field is unspeakable and calamitous beyond reckoning.

3. Mark Horvath:

   It’s really tough to reach out to these kids and help because of their itinerant natures, you might only get a few hours -- or even only a few minutes -- to work with these kids.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=itinerant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Itinerant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=itinerant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/itinerant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=itinerant