itinerant

itin·er·ant

adj \-rənt\

Definition of ITINERANT

: traveling from place to place; especially : covering a circuit <itinerant preacher>

— itinerant noun

— itin·er·ant·ly adverb

Examples of ITINERANT

1. <an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world>

Origin of ITINERANT

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

First Known Use: circa 1576

Related to ITINERANT

Synonyms: ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (also galavanting), nomad, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, roving, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring, on the move

Related Words: drifting, footloose, meandering, rambling; sauntering, strolling, traipsing, walking; migrant, migratory

Near Antonyms: immobile, nonmoving, settled, standing, static, stationary; motionless, still

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