Vagabond
//ˈvæ.ɡə.bɑnd// adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
- 2 anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place wordnet
- 3 One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.
"Foꝛ when thou tylleſt the grounde ſhe ſhall hẽcefoꝛth not geve hyꝛ power vnto the. A vagabunde and a rennagate ſhalt thou be vpon the erth."
- 4 a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support wordnet
Verb
- 1 To roam, as a vagabond
- 2 move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro. not-comparable
"To heaven their prayers / Flew up, nor missed the way, by envious winds / Blown vagabond or frustrate."
Adjective
- 1 continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another wordnet
- 2 wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community wordnet
Example
More examples"The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist."
Etymology
From Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus, from Latin vagari (“wander”). Compare moribund. Etymology tree Old French vagabondder. English vagabond
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