itinerant
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i·tin·er·ant
(ī-tĭn′ər-ənt, ĭ-tĭn′-)adj.
Traveling from place to place, especially to perform work or a duty: an itinerant judge; itinerant labor.
n.
One who travels from place to place.
[Late Latin itinerāns, itinerant-, present participle of itinerārī, to travel, from Latin iter, itiner-, journey; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]
i·tin′er·ant·ly adv.
itinerant
(ɪˈtɪnərənt; aɪ-)adj
1. itinerating
2. working for a short time in various places, esp as a casual labourer
n
an itinerant worker or other person
[C16: from Late Latin itinerārī to travel, from iter a journey]
iˈtinerantly adv
i•tin•er•ant
(aɪˈtɪn ər ənt, ɪˈtɪn-)adj.
1. traveling from place to place, esp. on a circuit, as a minister or judge.
2. working in one place for a comparatively short time and then moving on to another place, as a physical or outdoor laborer.
n. 3. a person who alternates between working and wandering.
4. a person who travels from place to place.
[1560–70; < Late Latin itinerant-, s. of itinerāns, present participle of itinerārī to journey, v. derivative of Latin iter-, s. itiner- journey]
i•tin′er•ant•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | itinerant - a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders" laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor swagger, swaggie, swagman - an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work tinker - formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living |
Adj. | 1. | itinerant - traveling from place to place to work; "itinerant labor"; "an itinerant judge" unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" |
itinerant
adjective wandering, travelling, journeying, unsettled, Gypsy, roaming, roving, nomadic, migratory, vagrant, peripatetic, vagabond, ambulatory, wayfaring the author's experiences as an itinerant musician
established, settled, fixed, resident, rooted, stable
established, settled, fixed, resident, rooted, stable
itinerant
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potulnýputující
omrejsende
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keliaujantis
ceļojošs
putujúci
gezgingezici
itinerant
adj → umherziehend, wandernd; minstrel → fahrend; an itinerant lifestyle → ein Wanderleben nt; itinerant preacher → Wanderprediger(in) m(f); itinerant worker → Saison- or Wanderarbeiter(in) m(f); itinerant theatre (Brit) or theater (US) group → Wandertruppe f
n (= worker) → Wanderarbeiter(in) m(f)
itinerant
(iˈtinərənt) adjective travelling from place to place, eg on business. an itinerant preacher.
itinerary (aiˈtinərəri) noun a route for a journey.