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vagabond

[ vag-uh-bond ]

adjective

  1. wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic:

    a vagabond tribe.

  2. leading an unsettled or carefree life.
  3. disreputable; worthless; shiftless.
  4. of, relating to, or characteristic of a vagabond:

    vagabond habits.

  5. having an uncertain or irregular course or direction:

    a vagabond voyage.



noun

  1. a person, usually without a permanent home, who wanders from place to place; nomad.
  2. an idle wanderer without a permanent home or visible means of support; tramp; vagrant.

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  3. a carefree, worthless, or irresponsible person; rogue.

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vagabond

/ ˈæɡəˌɒԻ /

noun

  1. a person with no fixed home
  2. an idle wandering beggar or thief
  3. modifier of or like a vagabond; shiftless or idle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌDzԻ徱, noun
  • ˈˌDzԻ岹, noun
  • ˈˌDzԻ徱, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vagabond1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English vagabound (from Old French vagabond ), from Late Latin ܲԻܲ “wandering, vagrant,” equivalent to Latin (ī) “to wander” + -bundus adjective suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vagabond1

C15: from Latin ܲԻܲ wandering, from ī to roam, from vagus vague
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Synonym Study

See vagrant.
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Example Sentences

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