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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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
The findings don’t prove that all of these itinerant microbes are making people sick, nor that the next pandemic will descend from the sky, emphasizes Rodó.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2024
Finches and other itinerant birds that move around to find food sources are always looking for specific foods.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
Compare him with Auriel, an itinerant street magician with a passion for wigs and a regrettable habit of not telling any of his lovers about the many, many others.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/itinerant. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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