itinerant
pronunciation
How to pronounce itinerant in British English:
UK [aɪˈtɪnərənt]
How to pronounce itinerant in American English:
US [aɪˈtɪnərənt]
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- Noun:
- an itinerant laborer who works for a short time in various places
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- Adjective:
- traveling from place to place to work
- working for a short time in different places
Word Origin
- itinerant (adj.)
- 1560s (attested in Anglo-Latin from late 13c.), from Late Latin itinerantem (nominative itinerans), present participle of itinerare "to travel," from Latin iter (genitive itineris) "journey," from ire "go" (see ion). Originally in reference to circuit courts.
Example
- 1. It 's that sort of itinerant intellect that allows us to plan and to learn .
- 2. The mobility , associated to the temporary feature of this installation , turns it into an " itinerant object " .
- 3. Millions of mostly young people have moved to the east coast to work in factories and live itinerant and restricted lives .
- 4. There and elsewhere in japan , farmers have come to depend on these seasonal workers , even though they do not speak the language well because most of the itinerant workers are from china .
- 5. Rodeo rider jack and itinerant ranch hand ennis are constricted not just by society 's lethal hatred , but by self-destruction .