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Meaning of 'vagrant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vagrant [ a.]
- Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled.
- Wandering from place to place without any settled habitation; as, a vagrant beggar.
2 . Vagrant [ n.]
- One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond.

Meaning of 'vagrant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vagrant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Example in sentence:
  • a drifting double-dealer;
  • the floating population;
  • vagrant hippies of the sixties

Nearby Words:

vagabond vagabondage vagabondism vagabondize vagabondry vagal vagancy vagantes vagaries vagarious

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