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).
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an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world
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Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
The challenge facing the king was that the French men already sent to settle parts of New France had mostly become itinerant fur traders.
—Ann Foster, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
The fest coalesces around itinerant pottery sellers, who would typically visit to sell their dippe or earthenware pots.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 30 June 2025
In this adaptation, Isherwood becomes Cliff Bradshaw, an itinerant American befriended by a smuggler who introduces him to the world of the Kit Kat Klub.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
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 21 Jul. 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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