transient

TRANSIENT, a. tran'shent. [L. transiens, transeo; trans and eo.]

1. Passing; not stationary; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable. How transient are the pleasures of this life!

--Measur'd this transient world.

2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; as a transient view of a landscape.

Transient person, a person that is passing or traveling through a place; one without a settled habitation.