vagabond
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vagabond
- /ˈvæ.ɡə.bɒnd/ UK
- /ˈvæ.ɡə.bɑnd/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus, from Latin vagari (“wander”). Compare moribund.
noun vagabonds
- A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
- One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood. Foꝛ when thou tylleſt the grounde ſhe ſhall hẽcefoꝛth not geve hyꝛ power vnto the. A vagabunde and a rennagate ſhalt thou be vpon the erth.
Similar: bum, stiff, casual, clochard, derelict, dero, down-and-out, down-and-outer, drifter, epithite, floater, gadling, hobo, Jack out of doors, knight of the road, landleaper, landloper, landlouper, nomad, paker, palliard, pike, piker, ranger, rogue, rolling stone, rough sleeper, scatterling, skelder, skell
verb vagabonds · vagabonding · vagabonded
- To roam, as a vagabond
adjective
- Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro. To heaven their prayers / Flew up, nor missed the way, by envious winds / Blown vagabond or frustrate.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: bum, stiff, casual, clochard, derelict, dero, down-and-out, down-and-outer, drifter, epithite, floater, gadling, hobo, Jack out of doors, knight of the road, landleaper, landloper, landlouper, nomad, paker, palliard, pike, piker, ranger, rogue, rolling stone, rough sleeper, scatterling, skelder, skell
Translations
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noun a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
| Español | vagabundo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 放浪者 hōrōsha, 風来坊 fūraibō |
| 中文 | 浪人 làngrén |
| हिन्दी | आवारा āvārā |
| Português | vagabundo |
| Français | vagabond, vagabonde |
| Deutsch | Vagabund, Landstreicher, Landstreicherin |
| Română | vagabond |
| Русский | стра́нник stránnik, стра́нница stránnica, скита́лец skitálec |
noun a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
| Español | vagabundo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 放浪者 hōrōsha, 風来坊 fūraibō |
| 中文 | 流浪漢 /流浪汉 liúlànghàn |
| Português | andarilho |
| Français | vagabond, vagabonde |
| Deutsch | Vagabund, Landstreicher, Landstreicherin |
| Română | vagabond |
| Русский | бродя́га brodjága, бомж bomž |
verb to roam as a vagabond
| 日本語 | 放浪する hōrō suru, 流浪する rurō suru |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | vagabundieren |
| Română | vagabonda |
| Русский | скитаться skitatʹsja |
adj Floating about
| Ελληνικά | φερέοικος feréoikos |
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Talk about this word "vagabond." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vagabond. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vagabond. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vagabond "vagabond." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vagabond.Cite this
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title = {vagabond},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vagabond},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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