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vagabond

/ˈvæ.ɡə.bɒnd/ noun

In Latin: errō, planus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vagabond at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
  2. 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.

verb

  1. To roam, as a vagabond

adjective

  1. Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.

Origin

From Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus, from Latin vagari (“wander”). Compare moribund.

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