vagabonds 1 of 2

noun

plural of vagabond
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as in beggars
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 nomads
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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vagabonds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of vagabond
as in tramps

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Recent Examples of vagabonds
Noun
Decades before his lens moved between nocturnal vagabonds in the East Village and names such as Diana Vreeland, William Burroughs, and Fran Lebowitz, the young man realized the power of his eye. — Osman Can Yerebakan, Air Mail, 2 May 2026 There are no talking-head interviews putting addiction into a moral context, nor are there romanticized vagabonds. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagabonds
  1. beggars
  2. nomads
  3. hoboes
  4. wanderers
  5. tramps
  6. travelers
  7. vagrants
  8. drifters
Noun
  • Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The War In times of peace, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) had hosted parties in their palace for all — even beggars were welcome.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of beggars
Noun
  • View gallery - 9 images With its modest length of just 6 m (20 ft), the Mini tiny house could be a good fit for would-be nomads.
    — Adam Williams July 23, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of nomads
Noun
  • The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of hoboes
Noun
  • For the wanderers Saint-Tropez rewards the curious as much as the party crowd—and the best way to explore is entirely on your own terms.
    — Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Designed to naturally decay over roughly a decade, these statues impress wanderers who seek them out.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Definition of wanderers
Noun
  • The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of tramps
Noun
  • Mint Julep Experiences has built its business around making those trips easy, and the new Buffalo Bus gives travelers a straightforward way to visit one of Kentucky's most famous distilleries without having to worry about logistics.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • There are a handful of other oversized liquids that TSA allows travelers to pack in their carry-on bags.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Definition of travelers
Noun
  • Across the planet, most populations of monarch butterflies—in Spain, in Hawaii—are likely descended from vagrants that veered off the Mexico migration path.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • In August, Denver fined GFI $140,000 for letting the building become a magnet for vandals, vagrants and urban explorers who trespass and post videos on TikTok.
    — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
Definition of vagrants
Noun
  • Jellyfish are also passive drifters, meaning that they are often unintentionally carried towards shore by powerful ocean currents.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 2026
  • In a new study, University of Miami Rosenstiel School researchers found that sensors usually attached to sharks to investigate their behavior can also allow scientists to track temperature changes in parts of the oceans often inaccessible to satellites and drifters pulled by currents.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Definition of drifters

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