as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world
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Finches and other itinerant birds that move around to find food sources are always looking for specific foods.
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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
In humans, the swarm likely developed due to the itinerant and adaptable nature of our ancestors.
—Richard Pallardy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024
Amid an itinerant college coaching career that has taken him to Portland, Memphis, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Green Bay and Texas, Stutzmann is coordinating an offense for the third time in his 15-year tenure.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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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
In humans, the swarm likely developed due to the itinerant and adaptable nature of our ancestors.
—Richard Pallardy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024
Amid an itinerant college coaching career that has taken him to Portland, Memphis, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Green Bay and Texas, Stutzmann is coordinating an offense for the third time in his 15-year tenure.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itinerant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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