Gadabout

/ˈɡædəbaʊt/

Synonyms for "gadabout" (45 found)

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Closest matches (9)

ahasuerusancient marinerargonautbird of passagedrifter floaterflying dutchmangad go-about

Strong matches (14)

goliard itinerant mover odysseus oisin ossian peregrinator peregrine peripatetic rambler

Noun(4 words)

itinerant nomadic peripatetic ramble

Related words (22)

Noun(9 words)

roamroam aboutroamer rovingsocial butterflysocialitetravel abouttraveller wander

roamerrolling stonerover runabout straggler strollerstrolling playertroubadour ulysses visitant wandererwandering minstrelwandering scholar

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

descriptive termmove personqualitative adjectivequester searcher seeker travel traveler

More specific

7 entries

globetrotterparty animalroam sightsee tour traipse wander

Collocations

12 entries

gad aboutgad about towngadabout behaviorgadabout lifegadabout lifestylegadabout reputationgadabout tendenciesgadding aboutgadding about towngads aboutroam aboutsocial gadabout

Inflections

4 entries

gadaboutsgadded aboutgadding aboutgads about

Derivations

3 entries

gadaboutish gadaboutly gadaboutness

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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.

Source: tatoeba (6957700)

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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