| 单词 | vagrant |
| 释义 | vagrant (once / 1773 pages) nadj A vagrant is someone who is homeless and poor and may wander from place to place. In fiction a vagrant often is a criminal, but a real-life vagrant might just be a person who has lost a job and family and lives off the streets with help from charity. Many synonyms for vagrant imply laziness and criminal behavior, such as "bum," "tramp," and "vagabond," and some vagrants do make money through crime. Often, though, a vagrant is a down-on-his-luck person who has lost work, family, or health and lives on the streets. European roots for vagrant point to "wander" or "wander about," and a vagrant is a wanderer — a man or woman without a place to call home. WORD FAMILYvagrant: vagrancy, vagrantly, vagrants+/vagrancy: vagrancies USAGE EXAMPLESMany of the properties have sat vacant for years, costing money to maintain, inviting vagrants and reminding locals of jobs that have disappeared. The Guardian(Nov 06, 2016) While some news reports have suggested the area was teeming with vagrants, Mr. Buttner said the park was usually empty. New York Times(Aug 22, 2016) I can quickly and easily add logic and test theories on my local vagrant box. New York Times(Aug 29, 2016) 1n a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support Syn|Hypo|Hyper drifter, floater, vagabond beachcomber a vagrant living on a beach sundownera tramp who habitually arrives at sundown bum, hobo, trampa disreputable vagrant dosser, street personsomeone who sleeps in any convenient place have-not, poor person a person with few or no possessions bird of passage, roamer, rover, wanderersomeone who leads a wandering unsettled life 2adj continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another vagrant hippies of the sixties Syn aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond unsettled not settled or established |
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