itinerant

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i·tin·er·ant / īˈtinərənt; iˈtin-/ • adj. traveling from place to place: itinerant traders.• n. a person who travels from place to place.DERIVATIVES: i·tin·er·a·cy / -rəsē/ n.i·tin·er·an·cy n.i·tin·er·ant·ly adv.

itinerant

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itinerant XVI. — prp. of late L. itinerārī, medL. -āre, f. L. iter, itiner- journey, f. IE. *i- go (L. īre, Gr. iénai); see -ANT.
So itinerary XV. — late L. itinerārium.