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View usage for: (vægəbɒnd) Word forms: plural vagabondscountable nounA vagabond is someone who wanders from place to place and has no home or job. [old-fashioned]Synonyms: vagrant, tramp [old-fashioned], bum [informal], drifter More Synonyms of vagabond More Synonyms of vagabond vagabond in British English (ˈvæɡəˌbɒnd) noun1. a person with no fixed home 2. an idle wandering beggar or thief 3. (modifier) of or like a vagabond; shiftless or idle Derived forms vagabondage (ˈvagaˌbondage) noun vagabondish (ˈvagaˌbondish) adjective vagabondism (ˈvagaˌbondism) noun Word origin C15: from Latin vagābundus wandering, from vagārī to roam, from vagus vaguevagabond in American English (ˈvægəˌbɑnd) adjective1. moving from place to place, with no fixed abode; wandering 2. of, having to do with, or living an unsettled, drifting, or irresponsible life; vagrant; shiftless 3. aimlessly following an irregular course or path; drifting noun4. a person who wanders from place to place, having no fixed abode 6. an idle, disreputable, or shiftless person SIMILAR WORDS: ˈvagrant Derived forms vagabondish (ˈvagaˌbondish) adjective Word origin ME < MFr < L adj. vagabundus, strolling about < vagari, to wander < vagus: see vague Examples of 'vagabond' in a sentencevagabond Definition a person who travels from place to place and has no fixed home or job (old-fashioned) He had lived as a vagabond, begging for food. Synonyms tramp (old-fashioned) rolling stone outcast itinerant hobo (US) bag lady dosser (British, slang) knight of the road person of no fixed address derro (Australian, slang) his impoverished, vagabond existence Synonyms vagrant drifting wandering homeless journeying unsettled roaming idle roving nomadic destitute itinerant down and out rootless footloose fly-by-night (informal) shiftless Additional synonymsDefinition a person who lives by begging Now I am a beggar, having lost everything except life. Synonyms vagrant (old-fashioned), tramp (old-fashioned), bankrupt, bum (informal), derelict (old-fashioned), drifter, down-and-out, pauper (old-fashioned), hobo (US), vagabond (old-fashioned), bag lady, dosser (British, slang), derro (Australian, slang), starveling (old-fashioned) Definition a tramp A bum, a derelict, is what he looked like. Synonyms vagrant, tramp, derelict, drifter, down-and-out, hobo (US), vagabond, bag lady (US), dosser (British, slang), derro (Australian, slang) Definition a person who is homeless and destitute some poor down-and-out in need of a meal Synonyms vagrant, tramp, bum (informal), beggar, derelict, outcast, pauper, vagabond, bag lady, dosser (British, slang), derro (Australian, slang) - vacuity
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Additional synonymsDefinition a person who moves aimlessly from place to place an out-of-work drifter Synonyms wanderer, bum (informal), tramp (old-fashioned), itinerant (old-fashioned), vagrant, hobo (US), vagabond (old-fashioned, old-fashioned), rolling stone, bag lady, derro (Australian, slang) Definition a person or animal that moves from one place to another economic migrants and political refugees Synonyms wanderer, immigrant, traveller, rover, transient, nomad, emigrant, itinerant, drifter, vagrantDefinition a wanderer The greater part was desert, inhabited by nomads. Synonyms wanderer, migrant, rover, rambler, itinerant, drifter, vagabondHe remained at heart a rover. Synonyms wanderer, traveller, rolling stone, rambler, transient, nomad, itinerant, ranger, drifter, vagrant, stroller, bird of passage, gadabout (informal) Definition a homeless person who travels about on foot, living by begging or doing casual work Synonyms vagrant, bum (informal), derelict, drifter, down-and-out, hobo (US), vagabond, bag lady, dosser (British, slang), derro (Australian, slang) Her father, a restless wanderer, abandoned the family. Synonyms traveller, rover, nomad, drifter, ranger, journeyer, gypsy, explorer, migrant, rolling stone, rambler, voyager, tripper, itinerant, globetrotter, vagrant, stroller, vagabond, wayfarer, bird of passage Definition a traveller 40,000 motels catering for weary wayfarers Synonyms traveller, walker, trekker, wanderer, journeyer, gypsy, rover, voyager, nomad, itinerant, globetrotter, bird of passage |