Itinerant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /aɪˈtɪnɚənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Itinerant is an adjective meaning Habitually travelling from place to place.
Meaning
Habitually travelling from place to place.
More Meanings
- One who travels from place to place.
- (Ireland) A member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.
Example Sentences
an itinerant preacher or peddler
The Greek term translated as “apostle” derives from the concept of being sent, thus underlining the missionary and more itinerant nature of the ministry.
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.
most children in trouble were placed in detention homes, in institutions for the retarded, on wards with psychotic adults, or were left at home to fester there, occasionally seen by an itinerant teacher.
Word Forms
- itinerants
Synonyms for itinerant
Depending on context, synonyms include strolling, unsettled, moving, road, traveling, touring.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include touring, peripatetic, moving, road, unsettled, traveling.
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