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rolling stone

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who moves around a lot and never settles down; a vagrant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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noun

Meaning 2

A womanizer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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noun

Meaning 3

A geological phenomenon where rocks move and inscribe long tracks along a smooth valley floor without animal or human intervention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 4

A meteoroid.

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Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 5

Any of the members of the Rolling Stones.

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History

Etymology

From the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: скитник (skitnik) — person who moves around and never settles down
  • French: clochard — person who moves around and never settles down
  • French: bourlingueur — person who moves around and never settles down
  • French: clocharde — person who moves around and never settles down
  • German: Rumtreiber — person who moves around and never settles down
  • German: Herumtreiber — person who moves around and never settles down
  • Māori: waewae kura — person who moves around and never settles down
  • Portuguese: ludâmbulo — person who moves around and never settles down
  • Spanish: vagabundo — person who moves around and never settles down
  • Spanish: trotamundos — person who moves around and never settles down
  • Spanish: vagabunda — person who moves around and never settles down
  • Spanish: perdedor — person who moves around and never settles down
  • Spanish: perdedora — person who moves around and never settles down
  • Spanish: bala perdida — person who moves around and never settles down