vagrant

va-grant · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place.

  2. 2.

    Moving from place to place without a fixed home; wandering.

  3. 3.

    (Law) A person who has no visible means of support and is considered a public nuisance.

  4. 4.

    Moving in a random or unpredictable way.

Forms

plural: vagrants

Related words

Antonyms: resident, settler
See also: vagabond, vagrancy
Synonyms: drifter, homeless person, tramp, wanderer

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman vagarant, present participle of vagrer (to wander), from Latin vagari (to wander).