as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world
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Recent Examples of itinerant
Christopher Masterson played Francis, Hal and Lois' itinerant eldest son.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Of course, some professions are itinerant by nature.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Bison are at risk of losing the landscape continuity needed for sustaining their lifestyle of itinerant forage.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Of course, some professions are itinerant by nature.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Bison are at risk of losing the landscape continuity needed for sustaining their lifestyle of itinerant forage.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for itinerant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for itinerant
Adjective
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The former allows for regular travel, while the larger width variant provides a roomier layout that would probably be a better choice unless a nomadic lifestyle is important to the owner.—
Adam Williams
May 17,
New Atlas,
17 May 2026
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And so then also, guests are able to walk with nomadic herders, like across the land with camels or with or with cows and to like, learn about this ancient practice.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itinerant. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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