itinerant
adjective
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In Latin, iter means "way" or "journey." That root was the parent of the Late Latin verb itinerari, meaning "to journey." It was that verb which ultimately gave rise to the English word for traveling types: itinerant. The linguistic grandparent, iter, also contributed to the development of other English words, including itinerary ("the route of a journey" and "the plan made for a journey") and errant ("traveling or given to traveling," as in knight-errant).
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 18 June 2024
Two years ago, the Long Wharf Theatre, which had been based for 57 years in its own space among the loading docks on Sargent Drive, was changed by its Board of Directors into an itinerant theater company producing shows at a variety of different locations in and around New Haven.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Hayes is there with his uncomplicated musical pleas for love and his itinerant existence flying around in a private plane and idling in European cities between shows — a life unencumbered by adult baggage.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 2 May 2024
Most elementary schools have access to a team of itinerant teachers who teach fourth- and fifth-graders.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/itinerant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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