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.
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/aɪˈtɪnɚənt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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