itinerant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /aɪˈtɪnərənt/ UK /aɪˈtɪnərənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
traveling from place to place, especially for work

The itinerant preacher moved from village to village throughout the summer.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · traveling from place to... wanderingrovingperipatetic nomadic migratory roaming vagrant

Opposites

settled sedentary stationary resident

Word family

Derived forms itinerancyitinerantly

Related forms itineraryitinerateitineration

Etymology

From Late Latin 'itinerant-', present participle of 'itinerari' ('to travel'), from Latin 'iter, itineris' ('journey, way'), from 'ire' ('to go').

itinerari Late Latin iter, itineris Latin *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# itinerant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /aɪˈtɪnərənt/
**IPA (UK):** /aɪˈtɪnərənt/

## Meanings
1. traveling from place to place, especially for work

## Examples
- The itinerant preacher moved from village to village throughout the summer.

## Synonyms
- wandering
- roving
- peripatetic
- nomadic
- migratory
- roaming
- vagrant

## Antonyms
- settled
- sedentary
- stationary
- resident

## Derived Forms
- itinerancy
- itinerantly

## Related Forms
- itinerary
- itinerate
- itineration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: itinerari
- Root: iter, itineris
- Root: *h₁ey-

## Etymology
From Late Latin 'itinerant-', present participle of 'itinerari' ('to travel'), from Latin 'iter, itineris' ('journey, way'), from 'ire' ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Itinerant comes from Late Latin 'itinerant-', present participle of 'itinerari' ('to travel'), from Latin 'iter, itineris' ('journey, way'), from 'ire' ('to go'). The etymological trail includes Late Latin itinerari, Latin iter, itineris, Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-. The same word family includes itinerancy, itinerantly, itinerary, itinerate, itineration. Its current adjective use means "traveling from place to place, especially for work".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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