itinerant
/aɪˈtɪnɚənt/
itinerant adjective: habitually travelling from place to place.
Adjective
itinerant (comparative more itinerant, superlative most itinerant)
- Habitually travelling from place to place.
- an itinerant preacher or peddler
- The king's own courts were then itinerant, being kept in the king's palace, and removing with his household in those royal progresses which he continually made.1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- strolling
Noun (1)
itinerant (plural itinerants)
- One who travels from place to place.
- A member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.
Noun (2) capitalized: Itinerant
Itinerant (plural Itinerants)
- Alternative form of itinerant (“member of the Travelling Community”).
itinerant meaning in Arabic
itinerant in Arabic
- travelling from place to place
- مُتَنَقِّل mutanaqqil
Examples of itinerant in a sentence
- Familism was spread in England by Christopher Vittels, an itinerant joiner of Dutch origin.
- Itinerant short con and carny hyp men have burned down the croakers of Texas. . . .
- Over the humblest peon family they wielded supreme sway through their fat itinerant friars.
Synonyms of itinerant
Forms of itinerant
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more itinerant |
| superlative | most itinerant |
| Noun | |
| plural | itinerants |
| plural | Itinerants |
Origin of itinerant
From Late Latin itinerantem, present active participle of itineror (“travel”), from itiner-. By surface analysis, Latin itiner- + -ant.
Words formed from itinerant
Phrases with itinerant
Questions about itinerant
- What does itinerant mean?
- Itinerant means habitually travelling from place to place.
- What is itinerant in Arabic?
- Itinerant in Arabic is مُتَنَقِّل (mutanaqqil). See Itinerant meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is itinerant?
- Itinerant can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce itinerant?
- Itinerant is pronounced /aɪˈtɪnɚənt/.
Words near itinerant in the dictionary
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