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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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Most of the players didn’t have green thumbs and weren’t accustomed to caring for plants, especially with their itinerant lifestyles.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Lake Como Design Festival’s success is a testament to the ongoing rise of destination fairs around the world fueled in part by ultra-exclusive, invite-only itinerant art and design showcase Nomad Design Fair, whose first edition took place in 2017 in Monaco at La Vigie.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
At the time of her birth, her father, Albert, an itinerant merchant and womanizer, was absent and her parents unmarried.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/itinerant. Accessed 20 Oct. 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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