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- For the word itinerant used to describe electrons from free-electron metals, see jellium.
An itinerant is a person who travels from place to place with no real home.
Types of itinerants:
- Russian art movement Peredvizhniki is often translated as Itinerants
- Nomads
- Roma people (Gypsies)
- Yeniche people
- Irish Travellers
- Scottish Travellers
- Ukrainian Kobzari
- Traveling showpeople (Carnies)
- Circus artists
- Lightermen (Bargees)
- Circuit riders
- Gyrovagues
- Vagabonds
- Vagrants
- Hobos
- Tramps
- Schnorrers
- Gutter punks
- Vacilandos
- Technomads
- Perpetual travelers
Examples of itinerants include:
See also
- Mendicant
- Down and Out in Paris and London, book by George Orwell
- On the Road, book by Jack Kerouac
- Iteration (disambiguation)
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