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Webster 1913 Edition

Itinerant

I-tin′er-ant

(ī̍-tĭn′ẽr-ant)
,
Adj.
[LL.
itinerans
,
-antis
, p. pr. of
itinerare
to make a journey, fr. L.
iter
,
itineris
, a walk, way, journey. See
Errant
,
Issue
.]
Passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching on a circuit; wandering; not settled;
as, an
itinerant
preacher; an
itinerant
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.
Blackstone.

I-tin′er-ant

,
Adj.
One who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled.
Glad to turn
itinerant
,
To stroll and teach from town to town.
Hudibras.

Webster 1828 Edition

Itinerant

ITIN'ERANT

,
Adj.
[L. iter, a way or journey.] Passing or traveling about a country; wandering; not settled; as an itinerant preacher.

ITIN'ERANT

,
Noun.
One who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled.

Definition 2024

itinérant

itinérant

See also: itinerant

French

Noun

itinérant m ‎(plural itinérants, feminine itinérante)

  1. (Quebec) A homeless person.

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Usage notes

This word has politically correct undertones.

Adjective

itinérant m ‎(feminine singular itinérante, masculine plural itinérants, feminine plural itinérantes)

  1. Which travels to perform its functions.
  2. Occurring in several places one after the other.

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