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
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Scientists offer a range of explanations for why vagrant birds may drift so far away from their typical habitats.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 29 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
The vagrant bird could have wandered off course in search of other members of its species or it may have been displaced by extreme weather, ornithology experts told the outlet.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Scientists offer a range of explanations for why vagrant birds may drift so far away from their typical habitats.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Noun
The structures endured water damage and were invaded by vagrants, vandals and even ghost hunters.
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 29 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
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In reverse, it’s not lost on this viewer how the displacement of so many humans in this time of global disruption is humanity’s own version of being subject to the migratory patterns of storks and other nomadic animals.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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As the country modernized, nomadic lifestyles were largely replaced with more settled, urbanized ways of living—so the symbolism woven into felting designs began to hold less significance in everyday life.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
20 Aug. 2025
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Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Early forecasters relied on rough chart systems and educated guesswork—not all that more sophisticated than sticking your finger in the air, or relying on your uncle’s bum knee.—
Larry Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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On May 3, she was seen toting around the brand's slouchy black hobo bag with gunmetal hardware before switching to one of their smaller shoulder bags for a concert later that night.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
30 Aug. 2025
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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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In Commonweal a Berrigan brother wrote from jail of the hopeful solidarity among his Black cellmates; Catholic Worker newspapers, their cheap ink faded by an afternoon of sunlight, described finding Christ among tramps on the breadline and exhorted readers to join Him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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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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Strait is a veteran of the genre known for his vagabond anthems and sweet love songs.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Folk Rock Since the twenty-tens, the L.A. folk-rock band Lord Huron has offered a captivating take on Americana, filled with vagabonds and pariahs hoping to avoid haunted afterlives.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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Recently unearthed clues suggest that a number of people, including survivors of the disaster as well as transients, returned to live among the ruins after the eruption, based on discoveries made during ongoing excavations of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in southern Italy.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The weak presence and transients drain the life from the performance.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
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“Vagrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagrant. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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