Complete Definition of "vagrant"

English

Etymology
Old French vagarant 'wandering about', from vagrer 'wander'.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A person without a home or job.
  2. A wanderer.

#: Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighborhood begging for food.

  1. ornithology A bird found outside it species' usual range.

Synonyms
beggar
down-and-out
drifter
itinerant
tramp
vagabond

Derived terms
vagrancy (noun)

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