gadabout

gad·about

noun \ˈga-də-ˌbau̇t\

Definition of GADABOUT

: a person who flits about in social activity

— gadabout adjective

Examples of GADABOUT

1. <she was a thoughtful gadabout, always picking up souvenirs for her friends from wherever her travels took her>

First Known Use of GADABOUT

1837

Related to GADABOUT

Synonyms: drifter, nomad, gypsy, knockabout, maunderer, rambler, roamer, rover, stroller, vagabond, wanderer, wayfarer

Related Words: laggard, straggler; lingerer, loiterer, sojourner; bum, hobo, tramp; passenger, sightseer, traveler (or traveller); migrant, transient, vagrant; ambler, saunterer

Near Antonyms: homebody; denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, resident, settler

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Rhymes with GADABOUT

all get-out, autoroute, bring about, carryout, carry out, cast about, come about, cutthroat trout, diner-out, down-and-out, duke it out, Eagle Scout, falling-out, figure out, follow out, get about, go about, golden trout, gut it out, gutter out, hammer out, have it out, how about, infield out, inside out, just about, knockabout, layabout, long-drawn-out, muster out, odd man out, out-and-out, put about, rainbow trout, report out, roundabout, rouseabout, roustabout, runabout, rural route, sauerkraut, set about, speckled trout, spit it out, stirabout, talent scout, turnabout, walkabout, waterspout, water sprout