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itinerant

[ahy-tin-er-uhnt, ih-tin-] / aɪˈtɪn ər ənt, ɪˈtɪn- /


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Soon after, Wiesel’s eccentric instructor makes his way to Israel where, like an itinerant preacher, he speaks to enthusiastic audiences at one kibbutz after another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Also according to legend, there was a mild-mannered, nurturant, exception: John Chapman, the itinerant Swedenborgian Christian preacher and horticulturalist better known as Johnny Appleseed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Police have described the suspect as an "itinerant" worker who had travelled to Australia on multiple occasions between 2019 and 2024, and had addresses in the states of Victoria and New South Wales.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

There was an Army stint in Hawaii, some odd jobs, and then he found what he loved: the itinerant world of the traveling carnival.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

In all her years of itinerant living, Mia had developed one rule: Don’t get attached.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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