| 单词 | itinerant |
| 释义 | itinerant (once / 3680 pages) adjn An itinerant is a person who moves from place to place, typically for work, like the itinerant preacher who moves to a new community every few years. Itinerant is pronounced "eye-TIN-er-ant." It might remind you of itinerary, the traveler's schedule that lists flights, hotel check-in times, and other plans. It's no surprise that both words come from the Latin word itinerare, meaning "to travel." Itinerant was first used in the 16th century to describe circuit judges who traveled to faraway courtrooms. Today, almost anyone can be an itinerant. WORD FAMILYitinerant: itinerantly, itinerants USAGE EXAMPLESThis itinerant pop music festival is actually a series of one-off daylong festivals in cities like Singapore and Sydney, Australia. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) “He was not some itinerant vagabond,” Davis said. Washington Post(Dec 03, 2016) The shearers, itinerant workers who typically live in cities the rest of the year, will visit multiple homesteads throughout the season. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) 1adj traveling from place to place to work itinerant labor an itinerant judge Syn unsettled not settled or established 2n a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment itinerant traders Syn|Hypo|Hyper gipsy, gypsy swagger, swaggie, swagman an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work tinkerformerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor |
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