I've no time to talk to every gadabout. We want no stranger here. Be off, or you may find a dog at your heels.
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Gadabout
//ˈɡædəbaʊt//
Synonyms for "gadabout" (35 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (17)
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11 translations across 6 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- դատարկաշրջիկ noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
Georgian
2 entries- მაწანწალა noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
- მოხეტიალე noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
Irish
1 entries- rásaí noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
Italian
1 entries- saltafossi noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
Māori
2 entries- tou tīrairaka noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
- tourepa noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- fear cèilidheach noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
- galbh noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
- galbhag noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
- maol-ruanaidh noun (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
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