different between itinerant vs swagman

English

Etymology

From Late Latin itiner?ntem, from itiner?ns, present active participle of itineror (“I travel”). See also itinerate, itinerary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??t?n??nt/

Adjective

itinerant (comparative more itinerant, superlative most itinerant)

1. Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

Translations

Noun

itinerant (plural itinerants)

1. One who travels from place to place.
2. (Ireland) A member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.

Translations

Further reading

• itinerant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• nitratine

Romanian

Etymology

From French itinérant.

Adjective

itinerant m or n (feminine singular itinerant?, masculine plural itineran?i, feminine and neuter plural itinerante)

1. itinerant

Declension

English

Etymology

From swag (“items stolen by a thief; unlawfully obtained goods; (Australia, New Zealand) bundle of personal items carried by a tramp, traveller, etc.”) +? man.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /?swæ?mæn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?swæ??mæn/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?sw??m?n/
• Hyphenation: swag?man

Noun

swagman (plural swagmen)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, historical) A man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.

   Synonyms: hobo, (Australia, obsolete) sundowner, swagger, (diminutive) swaggie, swagsman, (Australia, dated) traveller, (New Zealand) tussocker; see also Thesaurus:vagabond
2. (Britain, archaic) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.
3. (US, slang) A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods; a fence.

Derived terms

• swagger
• swaggie

Related terms

• swag
• swag it

Translations

References

Further reading

• swagman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Wagmans