working in one place for a comparatively short time and then moving on to work in another place, usually as a physical or outdoor laborer; characterized by alternating periods of working and wandering: an itinerant farm hand. a person who alternates between working and wandering.

What does itinerant mean?

: traveling from place to place especially : covering a circuit itinerant preacher.

Where does the word itinerant come from?

It's no surprise that both words come from the Latin word itinerare, meaning "to travel." Itinerant was first used in the 16th century to describe circuit judges who traveled to faraway courtrooms. Today, almost anyone can be an itinerant.