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vagrant

va·grant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vey-gruh nt]
    • /ˈveɪ grənt/
    • /ˈveɪ.ɡrənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vey-gruh nt]
    • /ˈveɪ grənt/

Definitions of vagrant word

  • noun vagrant a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp. 1
  • noun vagrant Law. an idle person without visible means of support, as a tramp or beggar. 1
  • noun vagrant a person who wanders from place to place; wanderer; rover. 1
  • noun vagrant wandering idly without a permanent home or employment; living in vagabondage: vagrant beggars. 1
  • noun vagrant of, relating to, or characteristic of a vagrant: the vagrant life. 1
  • adjective vagrant wandering or roaming from place to place; nomadic. 1

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Origin of vagrant

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English vagaraunt, apparently present participle of Anglo-French *vagrer, perhaps < Middle English *vagren, blend of vagen (< Latin vagārī to wander) and *walcren (> Old French wa(u)crer), equivalent to walc- (see walk) + -r- frequentative suffix + -en infinitive suffix

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Parts of speech for Vagrant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vagrant popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

vagrant usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vagrant

adj vagrant

  • aimless — A person or activity that is aimless has no clear purpose or plan.
  • ambulant — moving about from place to place
  • ambulatory — of, relating to, or designed for walking
  • beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
  • changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.

noun vagrant

  • barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
  • beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
  • beggar — A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
  • bindle — a small bundle of possessions carried by a homeless person

adjective vagrant

  • itinerant — traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
  • itinerate — to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
  • longwinded — Alternative spelling of long-winded.
  • migrative — Of, pertaining to, or causing migration.
  • nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.

Antonyms for vagrant

adj vagrant

  • directed — proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique: a direct route.

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