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Itinerant
Passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching on a circuit; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher; an itinerant peddler.
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Broader term 2
A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves en…
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One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.
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Narrower term 2
To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
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A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.
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See Gypsy.
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See Gypsy.
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To wander without a settled habitation; to travel from place or on a circuit, particularly for the purpose of preaching, lecturing, etc.
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To wander without a settled habitation; to travel from place or on a circuit, particularly for the purpose of preaching, lecturing, etc.
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Synonym 2
See Gypsy.
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One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia,…
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68% interchangeable
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