Vagrant
11vagrant — vagrantly, adv. vagrantness, n. /vay greuhnt/, n. 1. a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp. 2. Law. an idle person without visible means of support, as a tramp or beggar. 3. a person who wanders… …
12vagrant — One in a state of vagrancy; one guilty of vagrancy. At common law, a vagrant was originally understood to be an idle person without visible means of support, who, though able to work for his maintenance, refused to do so. The idea connected with… …
13vagrant — va•grant [[t]ˈveɪ grənt[/t]] n. 1) a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond 2) law Law. an idle person without visible means of support, as a tramp or beggar 3) a person who wanders from place to place;… …
14vagrant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English vagraunt, from Anglo French vageraunt, from present participle of vagrer to wander about, alteration (influenced by Latin vagari to wander) of wacrer to wander, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wealcan to… …
15vagrant — [[t]ve͟ɪgrənt[/t]] vagrants N COUNT A vagrant is someone who moves a lot from place to place because they have no permanent home or job, and have to ask for or steal things in order to live. He lived on the street as a vagrant. Syn: tramp …
16vagrant — UK [ˈveɪɡrənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms vagrant : singular vagrant plural vagrants formal someone with no home or job who asks people for money …
17vagrant — /ˈveɪgrənt / (say vaygruhnt) noun 1. someone who wanders from place to place and has no settled home or means of support; tramp. 2. a plant which grows outside the normal range for its species. 3. an animal which is off course in its migration.… …
18vagrant — n. & adj. n. 1 a person without a settled home or regular work. 2 a wanderer or vagabond. adj. 1 wandering or roving (a vagrant musician). 2 being a vagrant. Derivatives: vagrancy n. vagrantly adv. Etymology: ME f. AF vag(a)raunt, perh. alt. f.… …
19vagrant — va·grant vā grənt adj having no fixed course: moving from place to place <a vagrant infection> …
20vagrant — [ veɪgr(ə)nt] noun 1》 a person without a home or job. ↘archaic a wanderer. 2》 Ornithology a bird that has strayed from its usual range or migratory route. adjective relating to or living like a vagrant; wandering. ↘literary unpredictable or… …
