Standard Lemma guide

itinerant

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /aɪˈtɪnɚənt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Habitually travelling from place to place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an itinerant preacher or peddler

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who travels from place to place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of itinerant (“member of the Travelling Community”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

traveling from place to place to work

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • itinerant labor
  • an itinerant judge

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • itinerant traders

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gypsy, gipsy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack

Narrower terms: swagman, swagger, swaggie, tinker

History

Etymology

From Late Latin itinerantem, present active participle of itineror (“travel”), from itiner-. By surface analysis, Latin itiner- + -ant.

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَنَقِّل (mutanaqqil) — travelling from place to place
  • Azerbaijani: səyyar — travelling from place to place
  • Azerbaijani: gəzərgi — travelling from place to place
  • Bulgarian: пътуващ (pǎtuvašt) — travelling from place to place
  • Bulgarian: странстващ (stranstvašt) — travelling from place to place
  • Catalan: itinerant — travelling from place to place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巡回的 (xúnhuíde) — travelling from place to place
  • Czech: potulný — travelling from place to place
  • Dutch: rondtrekkend — travelling from place to place
  • Dutch: rondreizend — travelling from place to place
  • Esperanto: migra — travelling from place to place
  • Estonian: rändav — travelling from place to place
  • Estonian: ränd- — travelling from place to place
  • Estonian: uitav — travelling from place to place
  • Estonian: reisiv — travelling from place to place
  • Estonian: reisi- — travelling from place to place
  • Estonian: hulkuv — travelling from place to place
  • Finnish: kiertävä — travelling from place to place
  • French: itinérant — travelling from place to place
  • German: umherziehend — travelling from place to place
  • German: fahrend — travelling from place to place
  • German: reisend — travelling from place to place
  • German: fliegend — travelling from place to place
  • German: Wander- — travelling from place to place
  • Greek: πλανόδιος (planódios) — travelling from place to place
  • Hebrew: נודד (nodéd) — travelling from place to place
  • Ido: vaganta — travelling from place to place
  • Italian: itinerante — travelling from place to place
  • Japanese: 巡回する (junkai suru) — travelling from place to place
  • Northern Kurdish: gerok — travelling from place to place
  • Māori: hākoke — travelling from place to place
  • Māori: koroirangi — travelling from place to place
  • Māori: kānekeneke — travelling from place to place
  • Māori: tipihaere — travelling from place to place
  • Norwegian: omreisende — travelling from place to place
  • Portuguese: itinerante — travelling from place to place
  • Russian: стра́нствующий (stránstvujuščij) — travelling from place to place
  • Russian: скита́ющийся (skitájuščijsja) — travelling from place to place
  • Russian: гуляющий (guljajuščij) — travelling from place to place
  • Scottish Gaelic: siùbhlach — travelling from place to place
  • Spanish: itinerante — travelling from place to place
  • Swedish: kringresande — travelling from place to place
  • Turkish: seyyar — travelling from place to place
  • Bulgarian: странник (strannik) — One who travels from place to place
  • Esperanto: vagulo — One who travels from place to place
  • Estonian: rändur — One who travels from place to place
  • Estonian: rändaja — One who travels from place to place
  • Estonian: uitaja — One who travels from place to place
  • Estonian: reisija — One who travels from place to place
  • Estonian: hulgus — One who travels from place to place
  • Estonian: hulkur — One who travels from place to place
  • Finnish: kiertolainen — One who travels from place to place
  • French: itinérant — One who travels from place to place
  • Ido: vaganto — One who travels from place to place
  • Irish: fear siúil — One who travels from place to place
  • Northern Kurdish: gerok — One who travels from place to place
  • Māori: tipiwhenua — One who travels from place to place
  • Māori: hākoke — One who travels from place to place
  • Māori: murare — One who travels from place to place
  • Portuguese: itinerante — One who travels from place to place
  • Russian: скиталец (skitalec) — One who travels from place to place
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