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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The artist, who was born in 1985 in Shanghai, has actively chosen an itinerant existence to reach beyond familiar horizons of both life and art, before eventually establishing a base in New York in late summer 2024.
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Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
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—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
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Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
The Fire have been something of an itinerant franchise for much of their nearly three-decade history.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In the end, his reign lasted less than 11 months, which extended a CV that has had an itinerant look since Pereira left Porto, his hometown club, 13 years ago.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
As an itinerant preacher, Francis regularly traveled throughout Italy to spread the Gospel.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
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 13 Mar. 2026.
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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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