VAGABOND Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word vagabond. (close relations)
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drifter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | ||||||||
gypsy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) • a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment • the Indic language of the Romani • a person who resembles a Romani in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life | ||||||||
itinerant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment adjective satellite • traveling from place to place to work | ||||||||
nomad | nounn | |||||||
noun • a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons | ||||||||
wanderer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads a wandering unsettled life • a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine | ||||||||
vagrant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support adjective satellite • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | ||||||||
aimless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • aimlessly drifting • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | ||||||||
cast | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the actors in a play • container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens • the distinctive form in which a thing is made • the visual appearance of something or someone • bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal • object formed by a mold • the act of throwing dice • the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel • a violent throw verb • put or send forth • deposit • select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet • throw forcefully • assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold • to remove • choose at random • formulate in a particular style or language • eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | ||||||||
clochard | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | ||||||||
drift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a force that moves something along • the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) • a process of linguistic change over a period of time • a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents • a general tendency to change (as of opinion) • the pervading meaning or tenor • a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine verb • be in motion due to some air or water current • wander from a direct course or at random • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • vary or move from a fixed point or course • live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely • move in an unhurried fashion • cause to be carried by a current • drive slowly and far afield for grazing • be subject to fluctuation • be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | ||||||||
drifting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • aimless wandering from place to place adjective satellite • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | ||||||||
floater | nounn | |||||||
noun • spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens • a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills) • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support • an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed • a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election • a swimmer who floats in the water • an object that floats or is capable of floating • an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location | ||||||||
floating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of someone who floats on the water adjective satellite • borne up by or suspended in a liquid • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another • inclined to move or be moved about • (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position • not definitely committed to a party or policy | ||||||||
ramble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an aimless amble on a winding course verb • continue talking or writing in a desultory manner • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||||||||
range | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: • the limits within which something can be effective • a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze • a series of hills or mountains • a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds • a variety of different things or activities • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined • the limit of capability • a kitchen appliance used for cooking food verb • change or be different within limits • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun • range or extend over; occupy a certain area • lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line • feed as in a meadow or pasture • let eat • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||||
roam | verbv | |||||||
verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||||||||
roll | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • rotary motion of an object around its own axis • a list of names • a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore • photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) • small rounded bread either plain or sweet • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) • the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously • a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) • anything rolled up in cylindrical form • the act of throwing dice • walking with a swaying gait • a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude • the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) verb • move by turning over or rotating • move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle • occur in soft rounded shapes • flatten or spread with a roller • emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound • arrange or coil around • begin operating or running • shape by rolling • execute a roll, in tumbling • sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • move, rock, or sway from side to side • cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis • pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ • boil vigorously • take the shape of a roll or cylinder • show certain properties when being rolled | ||||||||
rootless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community | ||||||||
rove | verbv | |||||||
verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||||||||
stray | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) adjective satellite • not close together in time • (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • wander from a direct course or at random • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||||||||