Word meaning

itinerant

adjective · eye-TIN-er-unt

What does itinerant mean?

Itinerant means traveling from place to place.

Itinerant in a sentence

“Itinerant musicians played at fairs across the region.”

Synonyms for itinerant

  • traveling
  • wandering
  • nomadic

Where does itinerant come from?

From Latin iter, "journey."

How to remember itinerant

  • Say it out loud a few times: eye-TIN-er-unt.
  • Write one sentence of your own using itinerant, about something that happened to you today.
  • Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.

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