itinérant

See also: itinerant

French

Etymology

From Late Latin itinerans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ti.ne.ʁɑ̃/

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Noun

itinérant m (plural itinérants, feminine itinérante)

1. (Quebec) A homeless person.

Usage notes

This word has politically correct undertones.

Synonyms

• sans-abri, SDF (France)

Adjective

itinérant (feminine itinérante, masculine plural itinérants, feminine plural itinérantes)

1. Which travels to perform its functions.
2. Occurring in several places one after the other.

Related terms

• itinérance

Further reading

• “itinérant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.