adjective / noun
itinerant
eye-TIN-er-unt/aɪˈtɪnərənt/
Traveling from place to place to make a living, or a person who does so.
The itinerant violin repairer travels between towns with a worn tool case.
Etymology
The pieces mean 'traveling.' The word originally referred to circuit courts, providing a concrete connection to its work-related sense: duties carried out by moving between places rather than staying at one location.
In context
What I would consider itinerant preaching is basically the ability to speak to different groups in different places at different times. Uh this is an individual who travels a great deal
More examples
- The charity hires itinerant nurses to serve remote communities.
- He spent years as an itinerant carpenter before settling here.
- Many itinerants follow seasonal work from farm to farm.
Forms
itinerant · itinerants
itinerancy noun — Travel from place to place for work.
Similar words
- traveling
- Describes movement between places without necessarily implying a livelihood.
- migrant
- Usually involves relocating for work rather than continually traveling.