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as in hobo
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
be wary of the vagabonds in that corner of the city
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as in nomad
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
after they retired, the couple bought an RV and became footloose vagabonds
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as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a vagabond group of entertainers that performed in rough-and-tumble mining towns
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Recent Examples of vagabond
David Amsden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Dec. 2025
There are no talking-head interviews putting addiction into a moral context, nor are there romanticized vagabonds.
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
Colin Stutz,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2017
Hill’s book teems with sloppy and obvious devices (to the point of cliche), including a vagabond narrator (Steve Pacek) preempting for us the obvious songs that require no explanation.
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Jim Rutter,
Philly.com,
24 Sep. 2017
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
In 1978, Wenner sold the magazine to Larry Burke, a young man from Chicago who had spent a chunk of his twenties vagabonding around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Long the purview of vagabond surfers, its coastline is peppered with small towns, like Venao, Guanico, and Cambutal, that are in various stages of being reshaped by bohemian expats.
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David Amsden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Dec. 2025
There are no talking-head interviews putting addiction into a moral context, nor are there romanticized vagabonds.
—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
By modern standards, Wray's story feels like rock and roll lore that edges on pulp: As a child, he was raised in poverty in Dunn, North Carolina, and learned to play guitar from a vagabond bluesman named Hambone.
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Colin Stutz,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2017
Hill’s book teems with sloppy and obvious devices (to the point of cliche), including a vagabond narrator (Steve Pacek) preempting for us the obvious songs that require no explanation.
—
Jim Rutter,
Philly.com,
24 Sep. 2017
Verb
The jam band scene – long reigned over by groups like the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band – exploded in the Nineties as newer artists like Phish and Widespread Panic began filling arenas and fomenting their own rabid vagabonding fanbases.
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Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
In 1978, Wenner sold the magazine to Larry Burke, a young man from Chicago who had spent a chunk of his twenties vagabonding around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagabond
Noun
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Per usual with movies like this, spelling out the terror (the roots are in hobo codes and religious legend) becomes, regrettably, a shock absorber, not a facilitator.
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Schneider plays David, a reticent young man with the soulful-hobo air of a Beat poet, who makes a living as an events photographer but whose private passion is a secretive lifelong project, inherited from his father, documenting the changing Parisian suburbs.
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Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil.
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Who co-living is actually for The stereotype of co-living as a landing pad for laptop-toting nomads no longer holds.
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The future goalkeeper had, however, been conditioned by his nomadic family upbringing.
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Later, it was used to describe the sites created by nomadic groups like the Romani people.
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The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.
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Imagine The Goonies with a half dozen adults tramping through the caves.
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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.
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So disguised as a beggar, Odysseus shows up at his palace, and he is not treated very nicely by the suitors who have camped out in his house.
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Weston loved to ‘embed himself in different cultures’ Weston’s mother, Nancy Higginbotham, described him as an ardent protector of the environment and a wanderer who loved to travel and enjoy nature.
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Designed to naturally decay over roughly a decade, these statues impress wanderers who seek them out.
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Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.
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For those caught unaware, the flies will also happily lay eggs in convenient openings such as the nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and even the bum, if available.
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Average transaction values for travel are still high, more than $31,000, but travelers are scrutinizing their receipts and pushing back when rate hikes don't come with better service.
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Each issue is filled with breaking news, deep insights and exclusive strategies for becoming a better traveler.
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“Vagabond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagabond. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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