departer β a person who refines metals by separating them from alloys
fugitive β a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
migrate β to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
wanderer β a Covenanter persecuted by Charles II and James II, especially one who fled home to follow rebellious Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept episcopacy.
fly-by-night β not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
hermit β a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
runaway β a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter.
stray β to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
transient β not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
truant β a student who stays away from school without permission.
vagabond β wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.
waif β a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
gypsy β a member of a nomadic, Caucasoid people of generally swarthy complexion, who migrated originally from India, settling in various parts of Asia, Europe, and, most recently, North America.
itinerant β traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
nomad β a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.