Antonyms for itinerant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ahy-tin-er-uhnt, ih-tin-
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈtɪn ər ənt, ɪˈtɪn-


Definition of itinerant

Origin :
  • 1560s (attested in Anglo-Latin from late 13c.), from Late Latin itinerantem (nominative itinerans), present participle of itinerare "to travel," from Latin iter (genitive itineris) "journey," from ire "go" (see ion). Originally in reference to circuit courts.
  • adj roaming
Example sentences :
  • For miles we only meet two road-menders and an itinerant glazier.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • After a few years he quitted his cellar, and became an itinerant dealer in hair.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Therefore let no man be an itinerant mendicant and he will not be beset with pain.
  • Extract from : « The Dhammapada » by Unknown
  • How mysterious was the providence which induced me to enter the itinerant ministry.
  • Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson
  • Some of these itinerant writing craftsmen had professional fame.
  • Extract from : « In Our Town » by William Allen White
  • Art thou some itinerant mountebank, or some unguessed-of friend?
  • Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • I think I mentioned to you that my father is an itinerant preacher.
  • Extract from : « The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance » by Paul Elmer More
  • He overtook another of these itinerant masses, and examined it.
  • Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo
  • The itinerant trio, having become a duet, gave up work for that day.
  • Extract from : « The Violin » by George Hart
  • By 1785 itinerant dentists had built up a lucrative practice.
  • Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen

Synonyms for itinerant

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