Definitions
- Referring to a person who goes on a trip or journey, often for leisure or pleasure. - Talking about someone who travels frequently, either for work or personal reasons. - Describing someone who enjoys exploring new places and cultures.
- Referring to a person who travels from place to place, often for work or to seek employment. - Talking about someone who has no fixed home and moves around frequently. - Describing a person who travels to different locations as part of their job or profession.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe people who travel.
- 2Both words can refer to people who move from place to place.
- 3Both words can be used to describe people who enjoy exploring new places.
- 4Both words can be used to describe people who travel frequently.
What is the difference?
- 1Purpose: Traveller usually implies travel for leisure or pleasure, while itinerant often implies travel for work or employment.
- 2Frequency: Itinerant often implies more frequent travel than traveller.
- 3Stability: Traveller implies a more stable lifestyle than itinerant, who may not have a fixed home or job.
- 4Connotation: Traveller has a more positive connotation, while itinerant can sometimes have a negative connotation of instability or lack of roots.
- 5Usage: Traveller is more commonly used in everyday language, while itinerant is more formal and less common.
Remember this!
Traveller and itinerant are both words that describe people who travel. However, traveller usually implies travel for leisure or pleasure, while itinerant often implies travel for work or employment. Additionally, traveller has a more positive connotation and is more commonly used in everyday language, while itinerant is more formal and less common.
