Itinerant
mediumeye-TIN-er-unt
adjective
Definition
Traveling from place to place
Examples
“The itinerant preacher traveled from town to town.”
“Itinerant workers follow seasonal employment opportunities.”
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GRE Tip
Itinerant is a medium-difficulty GRE word. On the GRE, you might see it paired with synonyms like "peripatetic" or "nomadic" in Sentence Equivalence questions. Look for contrast clues (however, despite, although) that signal the opposite meaning. Words like "settled".
Related GRE Words
wayfaring
Traveling on foot
roving
Constantly moving; wandering
peripatetic
Traveling from place to place; itinerant
vagrant
A person without a settled home or regular work; wandering
nomadic
Living the life of a nomad; wandering from place to place
meandering
Following a winding course; rambling and unfocused
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