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

Examples of ambulant in a Sentence

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