bird of passage
noun phrase
1
: a migratory bird
2
: a person who leads a wandering or unsettled life
Word History
First Known Use
1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1
bird of passage
phrase
as in gypsy
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination Once a bird of passage, she eventually married and settled down in the city that stole her heart. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gypsy
- maunderer
- traveler
- wanderer
- nomad
- rover
- knockabout
- wayfarer
- drifter
- stroller
- roamer
- gadabout
- rambler
- vagabond
- traveller
- passenger
- saunterer
- lingerer
- straggler
- laggard
- sojourner
- migrant
- transient
- loiterer
- bum
- vagrant
- sightseer
- hobo
- ambler
- tramp
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- resident
- settler
- dweller
- inhabitant
- denizen
- homebody
- habitant