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itinerant

Adjective

IPA /aɪˈtɪnərənt/

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Travelling from place to place, especially to find or do work.

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itinerant/aɪˈtɪnərənt/

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A worker takes a job in one town
The worker travels onwards
The next job is in another town

An itinerant worker moves from place to place for work.

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The novel follows an itinerant musician through several small towns.
We studied the working lives of itinerant farm labourers.

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itinerant — Travelling from place to place, especially to find or do work.

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Travelling from place to place, especially to find or do work.

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Word origin

From Latin itinerant-, related to itinerari, to travel, and iter, journey.

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Itinerant worker, teacher and musician describe work involving travel between places.

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