Vagabond Definition

văgə-bŏnd
vagabonds
noun
vagabonds
A person who wanders from place to place, having no fixed abode.
Webster's New World
A tramp.
Webster's New World
An idle, disreputable, or shiftless person.
Webster's New World
A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a vagabond.
American Heritage
Moving from place to place, with no fixed abode; wandering.
Webster's New World
Of, having to do with, or living an unsettled, drifting, or irresponsible life; vagrant; shiftless.
Webster's New World
Aimlessly following an irregular course or path; drifting.
Webster's New World
Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
verb
To wander.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Vagabond

Noun

Singular:
vagabond
Plural:
vagabonds

Origin of Vagabond

  • Middle English vagabonde from Old French vagabond from Late Latin vagābundus wandering from Latin vagārī to wander from vagus wandering

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin vagabundus, from vagari, "˜wander'.

    From Wiktionary

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