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errant

adjective

er·​rant ˈer-ənt How to pronounce errant (audio)
ˈe-rənt
1
a
: behaving wrongly
an errant child
b
: straying outside the proper path or bounds
an errant calf
c
: moving about aimlessly or irregularly
an errant breeze
d
2
: traveling or given to traveling
an errant knight
errant noun
errantly adverb

Did you know?

Errant has a split history. It comes from Anglo-French, a language in which two confusingly similar verbs with identical spellings ("errer") coexisted. One errer meant "to err" and comes from the Latin errare, meaning "to wander" or "to err." The second errer meant "to travel," and traces to the Latin iter, meaning "road" or "journey." Both "errer" homographs contributed to the development of "errant," which not surprisingly has to do with both moving about and being mistaken. A "knight-errant" travels around in search of adventures. Cowboys round up "errant calves." An "errant child" is one who misbehaves. (You might also see "arrant" occasionally - it's a word that originated as an alteration of "errant" and that usually means "extreme" or "shameless.")

Example Sentences

The teacher blamed the prank on errant students. the errant gunslinger as a standard character in western novels
Recent Examples on the Web And the Wolverines' pass rush forced an errant throw that Rod Moore easily intercepted and returned down to the Rams’ 13. Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022 Israel says some deaths during this round were caused by errant rocket fire, including one incident in the Jebaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza in which six Palestinians were killed Saturday. Fares Akram And Tia Goldenberg, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2022 Israel says some of the deaths during this round were caused by errant rocket fire, including one incident in the Jebaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza in which six Palestinians were killed Saturday. Fares Akram And Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2022 The Palestinian Health Ministry said the blast was caused by an Israeli air-strike, but Israel rejected the claim blaming errant rocket fire. Andrew Carey, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 Israel says some of the deaths during this round were caused by errant rocket fire, including one incident in the Jebaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza in which six Palestinians were killed Saturday. Fares Akram And Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022 Israel says some of the deaths were caused by errant rocket fire, including one incident in the Jebaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza in which six Palestinians were killed Saturday. CBS News, 7 Aug. 2022 Israel denies this, saying Abu Akleh may have been hit by errant army fire or by one of the Palestinian gunmen who were clashing with its forces. Reuters, NBC News, 3 July 2022 The military, after initially saying Palestinian gunmen might have been responsible, later backtracked and now says she may also have been hit by errant Israeli fire. Josef Federman, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English erraunt, from Anglo-French errant, present participle of errer to err & errer to travel, from Late Latin iterare, from Latin iter road, journey — more at itinerant

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of errant was in the 14th century

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