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itinerant

iti·ne·rant

UK/aɪˈtɪnɚənt/ US/aɪˈtɪnɜrʌnt/ rare
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

an itinerant laborer who works for a short time in various places

adjective

1.

traveling from place to place to work

  • “itinerant labor”
  • “an itinerant judge”
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2.

working for a short time in different places

  • “itinerant laborers”
  • “a road show”
  • “traveling salesman”
  • “touring company”
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Origin

From Late Latin itinerantem, present active participle of itineror (“travel”), from itiner-. By surface analysis, Latin itiner- + -ant.

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