as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
bands of vagrant children in the streets of the impoverished city
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as in beggar
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
vagrants sleeping in cardboard boxes on the sidewalk
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as in bum
an idle worthless person
the vagrants who are a familiar sight at the city's bus terminal
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Recent Examples of vagrant
Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
The two fall in love and a decade-and-a-half romance ensues, the only on-screen civility to be seen in an otherwise vagrant and collapsed society.
—Allison Hope, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
The New York Police Department arrested a vagrant, Xavier Israel, in the assault.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2024
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Adjective
Beyond the initial rush of birders packing restaurants and accommodations, the draw of vagrant birds could turn avian enthusiasts into repeat visitors, with long-term economic benefits.
—Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
The two fall in love and a decade-and-a-half romance ensues, the only on-screen civility to be seen in an otherwise vagrant and collapsed society.
—Allison Hope, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
Noun
The story of two women being raped and bludgeoned by a vagrant in the beachside enclave seemed to confirm many residents’ worst fears about growing lawlessness.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
The New York Police Department arrested a vagrant, Xavier Israel, in the assault.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagrant
Adjective
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One hypothesis as to how the fossils ended up there is that seasonal nomadic livestock herders traded meat and goods such as fossils with local inhabitants, in exchange for use of their land.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Seed, who followed her parents’ career paths as a photographer, also discovered a trove of her mother’s own photographs, revealing a distinctive, clear-eyed aesthetic and a nomadic itch.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
19 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to love about Coach’s viral shoulder bag: the modern hobo style, the soft leather, the distinct shape.—
Lindy Segal,
Glamour,
13 Sep. 2024
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Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2024
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On March 7, 1913, rescuers were desperately searching the same waters for survivors of the Alum Cine, a British tramp steamer, that exploded while being loaded with 350 tons of dynamite (nine boxcars’ worth) that was bound to Panama for construction of the canal that was underway.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Fifteen years later, humanity is a vagabond race scattered amid the galaxy.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
16 June 2025
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Spinning off from the 2021 movie of the same name, the show is about Pil, a spunky vagabond girl living in the medieval city of Foggyborough.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
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That's for longer-term research, but there's also the transients, the moving objects, the things that go bump in the night that set off alerts to prompt astronomers to chase them up before the transients fade away.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 June 2025
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The speakers present strong transients that really lend an edge to cymbal hits and add some extra bite to the synth melody.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 June 2025
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“Vagrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagrant. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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