vagrant adj : continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" [syn: aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond] n : a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support [syn: drifter, floater, vagabond]

English

Etymology

Old French vagarant 'wandering about', from vagrer 'wander'.

Noun

1. A person without a home or job.
2. A wanderer.

   Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighborhood begging for food.

3. A bird found outside it species' usual range.

Synonyms

• beggar
• down-and-out
• drifter
• itinerant
• tramp
• vagabond

Derived terms

• vagrancy (noun)

Vagrancy can refer to one of two phenomena:

• Vagrancy (people)
• Vagrancy (biology)

Vagrant may also refer to:

• Vagrant Story, a video game
• Vagrant Records, a record label

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