vagrant
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noun \ˈvā-grənt\Definition of VAGRANT
1
a : one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support b : one (as a prostitute or drunkard) whose conduct constitutes statutory vagrancy
See Examples of VAGRANT
- a part of the city that attracts many vagrants
- <vagrants sleeping in cardboard boxes on the sidewalk>
Origin of VAGRANT
Middle English vagraunt, from Anglo-French vageraunt, from present participle of vagrer to wander about, alteration (influenced by Latin vagari to wander) of wacrer to wander, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wealcan to roll — more at walk
First Known Use: 15th century
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adjectiveDefinition of VAGRANT
1
: wandering about from place to place usually with no means of support
2
a : having a fleeting, wayward, or inconstant quality <a vagrant impulse> b : having no fixed course : random <a vagrant breeze>
— va·grant·ly adverb
Examples of VAGRANT
- <bands of vagrant children in the streets of the impoverished city>
First Known Use of VAGRANT
15th century
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- Synonyms
- ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (also galavanting), nomad, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, roving, vagabond, itinerant, wandering, wayfaring
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adjective \ˈvā-grənt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of VAGRANT
: having no fixed course : moving from place to place <a vagrant infection>
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