vagabond
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adjective \ˈva-gə-ˌbänd\Definition of VAGABOND
1
: moving from place to place without a fixed home : wandering
2
a : of, relating to, or characteristic of a wanderer b : leading an unsettled, irresponsible, or disreputable life
— vag·a·bond·ish \-ˌbän-dish\ adjective
See Examples of VAGABOND
- <a vagabond group of entertainers that performed in rough-and-tumble mining towns>
Origin of VAGABOND
Middle English, from Anglo-French vacabund, from Late Latin vagabundus, from Latin vagari to wander
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to VAGABOND
- Synonyms
- ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (also galavanting), nomad, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, roving, itinerant, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring
Rhymes with VAGABOND
2vagabond
nounDefinition of VAGABOND
— vag·a·bond·age \-ˌbän-dij\ noun
— vag·a·bond·ism \-ˌbän-ˌdi-zəm\ noun
Examples of VAGABOND
- <be wary of the vagabonds in that corner of the city>
- <after they retired, the couple bought an RV and became footloose vagabonds>
First Known Use of VAGABOND
15th century
3vagabond
intransitive verbDefinition of VAGABOND
: to wander in the manner of a vagabond : roam about
First Known Use of VAGABOND
circa 1586
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