itinerant
/aɪˈtɪnərənt/ (bre, ipa) · /aɪˈtɪnərənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ī-ˈti-nə-rənt/ (ame, mw) · /aɪˈtɪn.ər.ənt/ (bre, ipa) · /aɪˈtɪn.ɚ.ənt/ (ame, ipa)
itinerant — adjective
- itinerantpositive
- more itinerantcomparative
- most itinerantsuperlative
1. Moving regularly between towns or regions, often taking short-term jobs along th
Moving regularly between towns or regions, often taking short-term jobs along the way.
Deepa found work with an itinerant labour team picking fruit on farms.
collocation: itinerant labour team
Each spring, itinerant traders set up stalls selling handmade clothes and spices.
collocation: itinerant traders
The region depends on itinerant workers to bring in the harvest every autumn.
Wei remembered the itinerant storyteller who came to the village school every month.
Amara packed her bag and said goodbye to the dairy farm she had worked on.
- travelling
a broader, more common term; travelling simply means moving from place to place without implying work is the reason
- migratory
implies seasonal, long-distance movement, often with a return pattern; more common for animals than people
- nomadic
describes a lifestyle of constant movement with no fixed home, rather than work-driven relocation
- roaming
suggests wandering without a clear purpose or schedule; less tied to employment
- settled
living permanently in one place with no travel for work
- stationary
not moving at all; contrasts with the core idea of regular travel
用法筆記
Most often used before a noun (attributive position), as in 'itinerant workers' or 'an itinerant trader'. Less common in predicative position ('the workers were itinerant').
常見錯誤
itinerant — noun
- itinerantsingular
- itinerantsplural
1. A person who moves from one community to the next, doing temporary or seasonal w
A person who moves from one community to the next, doing temporary or seasonal work.
The itinerants slept in a camp outside the city while the building work lasted.
plural use: the itinerants
Chen met a group of itinerants who followed the fruit harvest across the country.
Most of the town's seasonal workers were itinerants who stayed only for a few weeks.
After ten years as an itinerant, Vikram decided to settle in one place.
The new law tried to improve housing and safety for itinerants working on farms.
- migrant worker
more common and specifically highlights the employment aspect; often implies crossing borders
- seasonal worker
focuses on the timing rather than the movement; a seasonal worker may return to the same place each year
- traveller
a very general term; does not carry the implication of working while moving
用法筆記
Common in the plural ('itinerants') to refer to a group of workers who move for temporary jobs. The singular ('an itinerant') refers to one such person. Used without a specific name for the profession.