itinerant

adjective

ī-ˈti-nə-rənt How to pronounce itinerant (audio)
Definition of itinerantnext
as in nomadic
traveling from place to place an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world

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Recent Examples of itinerant John Lewis Dyer, an itinerant Methodist preacher, arrived with the earliest prospectors in 1862. — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026 One exhibitor, fellow itinerant platform Object & Thing, is familiar with this format. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 27 June 2026 In 1947, Paul Erdős, the itinerant Hungarian mathematician, introduced what would become one of math’s most powerful tools. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026 Nor is Liam, an itinerant drifter who juggles whatever trade is on offer but perhaps hasn’t nailed down any single one of them. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for itinerant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for itinerant
  1. nomadic
  2. nomad
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  • Years ago, Maximilian Schnell left his job and his life in Paris and began a nomadic lifestyle on his bicycle.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Some are cousins of the Belâawane family and many, like our head mule handler, Zaïd Oukhazaid, have reluctantly abandoned their nomadic ways for permanent village life for a variety of reasons, including climate change.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of nomadic
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  • And maybe trips like this can help the nomad way of life survive.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
    — Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of nomad

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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itinerant. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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