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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


itinerant

itinerant

See also: itinérant

English

Adjective

itinerant (comparative more itinerant, superlative most itinerant)

  1. Habitually travelling from place to place.
    an itinerant preacher or peddler
    • Blackstone
      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.

Translations

Noun

itinerant (plural itinerants)

  1. One who travels from place to place.
  2. (Ireland) a member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.

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