Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Traveling from place to place to work: Describes a person or group whose work requires them to move frequently between different locations, rather than being based in a single, fixed place.

2. Noun:

   • A person who travels from place to place to work: Refers to an individual whose employment or trade demands constant or regular travel.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The company relies on itinerant workers during the harvest season.
  • An itinerant preacher visited the small villages to give sermons.

• Noun:

  • The fair attracted many itinerants selling handmade goods.
  • He worked as an itinerant, fixing machinery on farms across the state.

Advanced Usage

• "itinerant lifestyle": A way of life characterized by frequent travel for work.

  • The life of a touring musician is a classic example of an itinerant lifestyle.

• "itinerant population": A demographic group that moves regularly, often for labor.

  • The study focused on the healthcare needs of the region's itinerant population.

Variants and Related Words

• Itinerancy (n): The state or practice of being itinerant; a lifestyle of traveling.
  • The itinerancy of the job made it difficult to maintain a permanent home.

Synonyms

• Peripatetic: Traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for short periods.
• Nomadic: Characterized by moving from place to place, often in search of pasture or work. (Note: "Nomadic" can imply a broader cultural or traditional lifestyle, while "itinerant" is more specifically work-related.)
• Mobile: Capable of moving or being moved easily.

Related Phrases

• Itinerant worker: A laborer who moves to find work.

  • Laws were passed to protect the rights of itinerant workers.

• Itinerant trader/merchant: A seller of goods who travels to different markets.

  • Before the age of supermarkets, people relied on itinerant merchants for certain supplies.

Adjective

1. traveling from place to place to work
   • itinerant labor
   • an itinerant judge

Noun

1. a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
   • itinerant traders