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Gadabout

//ˈɡædəbaʊt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others.

    "I was among the last to board the ferry. ... Chilean tourists, Uruguayan doctors, old Argentine gadabouts of high-society heritage, ladies wearing strident perfumes, families, all of them in those same light blue sneakers, like Smurfs."

  2. 2
    a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship wordnet

Etymology

Deverbal from gad about.

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