itinerant work

itinerant work
n. 旅稼ぎ

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  • itinerant — Ⅰ. itinerant UK US /aɪˈtɪnərənt/ adjective [before noun] ► travelling from place to place, usually for work: itinerant labourers/workers/workforce »The precise number of the itinerant workforce currently in London is not known. »an itinerant life …   Financial and business terms

  • itinerant — adj Itinerant, peripatetic, ambulatory, ambulant, nomadic, vagrant mean having no fixed or settled station but moving from place to place. Itinerant is applicable chiefly to individuals or to groups whose calling or office requires travel along a …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • itinerant — [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… …   English World dictionary

  • itinerant evangelists (Protestant) — Itinerant evangelists have been the primary agency by which Christianity (Protestantism) has spread since about 1980. Travelling evangelists, who bring the gospel to a community and stay a few days or weeks before moving on, represent both the… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • itinerant — 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.… …   English dictionary for students

  • itinerant — I UK [aɪˈtɪnərənt] / US adjective [only before noun] travelling around frequently, especially in order to get work itinerant workers II UK [aɪˈtɪnərənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms itinerant : singular itinerant plural itinerants someone who …   English dictionary

  • itinerant — i|tin|er|ant1 [ aı tınərənt ] adjective only before noun traveling around frequently, especially in order to get work: itinerant workers itinerant i|tin|er|ant 2 [ aı tınərənt ] noun count someone who travels around frequently, especially in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Itinerant Artist Project — The Itinerant Artist Project (IAP) is a painting based project with strong public outreach and performance dimensions devised and undertaken by Western NY landscape painter Jim Mott. The IAP is based on the principles of gift exchange discussed… …   Wikipedia

  • itinerant — itinerantly, adv. /uy tin euhr euhnt, i tin /, adj. 1. traveling from place to place, esp. on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying. 2. characterized by such traveling: itinerant preaching. 3. working… …   Universalium

  • work, history of the organization of — Introduction       history of the methods by which society structures the activities and labour necessary to its survival. work is essential in providing the basic physical needs of food, clothing, and shelter. But work involves more than the use …   Universalium

  • itinerant — i|tin|e|rant [aıˈtınərənt] adj [only before noun] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: , present participle of itinerari to go on a journey , from iter journey ] travelling from place to place, especially to work ▪ itinerant labourers… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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