Definition of itinerants Itinerants

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What does itinerants mean?

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Noun Plural: itinerants
itinerant - a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders"
		gypsy, gipsy
		laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
		swaggie, swagman, swagger an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work
Adjective
itinerant - traveling from place to place to work; "itinerant labor"; "an itinerant judge"
		unsettled not yet settled; "unsettled territory"

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itinerant (Noun)
One who travels from place to place.
itinerant (Noun)
A member of the Travelling Community , whether settled or not.
itinerant (Adjective)
Habitually travelling from place to place.

itinerant (a.)
Passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching on a circuit; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher; an itinerant peddler.
itinerant (a.)
One who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled.

itinerant
ī-tin′er-ant, adj. making journeys from place to place: travelling.—n. one who travels from place to place, esp. a Methodist preacher: a wanderer.—ns. Itin′eracy, Itin′erancy.—adv. Itin′erantly.—adj. Itin′erary, travelling: done on a journey.—n. a book of travels: a guide-book for travellers: a rough sketch and description of the country through which troops are to march.—v.i. Itin′erāte, to travel from place to place, esp. for the purpose of preaching or lecturing. [L. itinerans, -antis, part. of itinerāri-, -atus, to travel—L. iter, itineris, a journey—īre, ītum, to go.]