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itinerant

itinerant

1 8.0
A person who goes from place to place to find work
  • noun
  • /aɪˈtɪnərənt/
translation icon : itinerante
  • The festival celebrated the contributions of itinerants who brought unique art and culture to the region.

Examples

  • Several of the photographers who had visited the South as itinerants began to sense a growing market there, and they returned to set up studios.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Ten percent of itinerants in Canada, she explained, are native people.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The school employs one full-time counselor and an itinerant for one day per week.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The BD itinerant was helpful with the referred student and enabled me to deal more effectively with this student.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The BD itinerant was punctual and prepared, and I could contact the BD itinerant whenever necessary concerning our student.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Many Sadhus become lifelong itinerants, never sleeping in any one place for more than a single night (Olivelle, 2008, II, 11-26; 63-70; 101-126).

    Academic text (2018)
  • Many of them had trained as portrait artists or painters of miniatures and originally came to Georgia as itinerants and seasonal visitors traveling to earn money making miniature likenesses.

    Academic text (2008)
  • As an itinerant, he visited various towns each month to sell his handmade crafts.

  • Many itinerants travel the country, offering their skills for temporary jobs wherever they go.

Synonyms

traveler
vsitinerant
  • US
286 1.0

A person who often goes from place to place

is specifically for work rather than for any other purpose
business traveler
vsitinerant
  • US
10 3.1

A person who travels for work and whose employer pays their travel costs

is more general, describing work movement that may not be employer paid
traveling salesman
vsitinerant
  • US
9 4.4

A person who travels to different places to meet customers and sell goods or services

focuses on work travel generally rather than direct customer sales
commercial traveler
vsitinerant
  • Archaic
1 4.4

A person who travels to sell goods or take orders

is broader meaning work travel not limited to sales
peripatetic
vsitinerant
9.5

A person who travels from place to place for work

has the same meaning but is more formal or literary in use
term-trotter
vsitinerant
9.9

A person who often travels for work or study

stresses repeated travel frequency rather than occasional moves for work
digital nomad
vsitinerant
4.8

A person who works online while traveling to different places

does not require digital work and covers many job types
farer
vsitinerant
  • Archaic
9.8

A person who travels long distances, often by sea

focuses on work or business travel rather than long sea journeys

Antonyms

2.7

Living in one place and not moving around

How Mobile

nomad
27 4.4
itinerant
1 8.0
commuter
116 2.5
resident
1.8

Surface Forms

itinerant singular
itinerants plural

Etymology

The word itinerant comes from the Latin root iter, which means 'journey', and is the same root as itinerary. So an itinerant is a person who travels from place to place, often for work.