itinerant
UK/i'tinәrәnt/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Travelling from place to place, especially for work.
巡回的，流动的。
n.
A person who travels from place to place for work.
流动工作者。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin iter/itineris ('a journey,' from īre 'to go') + -ant = one who is journeying. An itinerant worker or preacher is forever on the move, going from town to town.
Root it still carries 29 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.itinerant worker流动工作者
- 2.itinerant preacher巡回传教士
- 3.itinerant musician巡回音乐家
Example Sentences
- 1.
Itinerant workers follow the harvest from farm to farm.
- 2.
He spent years as an itinerant musician.