Transient (adj)
tran-zee-ent
Lasting only for a short time; impermanent.
Late 16th century: from Latin transient- ‘going across’, from the verb transire, from trans- ‘across’ + ire ‘go’.
Example sentences
“They’re transient workers, we rarely see them outside the summer.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
