ambulant
adjective
am·bu·lant ˈam-byə-lənt 
: moving about : ambulatory
Synonyms
- ambulatory
- errant
- fugitive
- gallivanting
- galavanting
- itinerant
- nomad
- nomadic
- perambulatory
- peregrine
- peripatetic
- ranging
- roaming
- roving
- vagabond
- vagrant
- wandering
- wayfaring
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Example Sentences
a scattering of ambulant vendors can be found on the downtown plaza
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin ambulant-, ambulans, present participle of ambulāre "to go on foot, travel" — more at amble entry 1
First Known Use
1619, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ambulant
adjective
am·bu·lant ˈam-byə-lənt
: walking or in a walking position
specifically : ambulatory
an ambulant patient
ambulant
adjective
as in nomadic
traveling from place to place a scattering of ambulant vendors can be found on the downtown plaza Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nomadic
- nomad
- ambulatory
- roaming
- itinerant
- peregrine
- peripatetic
- ranging
- roving
- migrant
- vagabond
- vagrant
- wandering
- perambulatory
- wayfaring
- walking
- migratory
- gallivanting
- errant
- fugitive
- on the move
- galavanting
- footloose
- meandering
- strolling
- sauntering
- drifting
- rambling
- traipsing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stationary
- static
- standing
- immobile
- settled
- motionless
- nonmoving
- still