an itinerant preacher
1Itinerant — I*tin er*ant ([ i]*t[i^]n [ e]r*ant), a. [LL. itinerans, antis, p. pr. of itinerare to make a journey, fr. L. iter, itineris, a walk, way, journey. See {Errant}, {Issue}.] Passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching on a circuit;… …
2itinerant — [ī tin′ərənt, i tin′ərənt] adj. [LL itinerans, prp. of itinerari, to travel < L iter (gen. itineris), a walk, journey < base of ire, to go: see YEAR] traveling from place to place or on a circuit n. a person who travels from place to place… …
3itinerant — adjective Etymology: Late Latin itinerant , itinerans, present participle of itinerari to journey, from Latin itiner , iter journey, way; akin to Hittite itar way, Latin ire to go more at issue Date: circa 1576 traveling from place to place;… …
4itinerant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wandering, nomadic, wayfaring, peripatetic, traveling. See travel. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wandering, roving, nomadic, vagrant, migratory, peripatetic; see also vagrant 2 , wandering 1 . Syn.… …
5Itinerant — I*tin er*ant, a. One who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled. [1913 Webster] Glad to turn itinerant, To stroll and teach from town to town. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] …
6preacher — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ charismatic, dynamic, famous, good, great, popular, well known ▪ fundamentalist, radical …
7preacher — n. an itinerant; lay preacher * * * [ priːtʃə] lay preacher an itinerant …
8preacher — Kahuna pule, kahu. ♦ Preacher of salvation, ha i ola. ♦ Traveling preacher, kahuna pule ka ahele. ♦ Teaching preacher, kahuna a o, kahuna ha i ōlelo (especially an itinerant one) …
9itinerant — adj. Itinerant is used with these nouns: ↑preacher, ↑trader …
10itinerant — /aɪˈtɪnərənt / (say uy tinuhruhnt) adjective 1. a. itinerating; journeying; travelling from place to place. b. moving on a circuit, as a preacher, judge, or pedlar. –noun 2. someone who travels from place to place, especially for duty or business …
