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văg'ə-bŏnd
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/ˈvæ.ɡə.bɒnd/
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văg'ə-band
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Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
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One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: vagrant, hobo
Antonyms: none provided
To roam, as a vagabond
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a drifting double-dealer the floating population vagrant hippies of the sixties
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Synonyms: aimless, drifting, floating, vagrant
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
led a vagabond life a rootless wanderer
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Synonyms: rootless
Antonyms: none provided
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea
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Broader terms: object, physical object
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
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Synonyms: vagrant, drifter, floater
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poor person, have-not, wanderer, roamer, rover, bird of passage
Narrower terms: beachcomber, sundowner, tramp, hobo, bum
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The gypsies roamed the woods roving vagabonds the wandering Jew The cattle roam across the prairie the laborers drift from one town to the next They rolled from town to town
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: travel, go, move, locomote
Narrower terms: maunder, gallivant, gad, jazz around
From Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus, from Latin vagari (“wander”). Compare moribund.
Across languages
Translations 121 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
скитнически
(skitničeski)
— Floating about
Greek :
φερέοικος
(feréoikos)
— Floating about
Albanian :
fatndjekës
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Bulgarian :
скитник
(skitnik)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Chinese Mandarin :
浪人
(làngrén)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Coptic :
ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲱϯ
(sarakōti)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Czech :
tulák
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Czech :
vagabund
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Danish :
vagabond
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Danish :
landevejsridder
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Dutch :
vagebond
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Dutch :
zwerver
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Esperanto :
vagabondo
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Finnish :
kulkuri
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
French :
vagabond
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
French :
vagabonde
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Georgian :
მაწანწალა
(mac̣anc̣ala)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Georgian :
მოხეტიალე
(moxeṭiale)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
German :
Vagabund
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
German :
Landstreicher
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
German :
Landstreicherin
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Hindi :
आवारा
(āvārā)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Hungarian :
vándor
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Icelandic :
umrenningur
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Indonesian :
pengembara
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Japanese :
放浪者
(hōrōsha)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Japanese :
風来坊
(fūraibō)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Macedonian :
ски́тник
(skítnik)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Macedonian :
ски́талец
(skítalec)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Māori :
tipiwhenua
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Polish :
włóczęga
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Polish :
włóczykij
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Polish :
wagabunda
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Portuguese :
vagabundo
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Romanian :
vagabond
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Russian :
стра́нник
(stránnik)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Russian :
стра́нница
(stránnica)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Russian :
скита́лец
(skitálec)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Serbo-Croatian :
lutalica
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Lower Sorbian :
dundak
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Spanish :
vagabundo
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Swedish :
vagabond
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Telugu :
జులాయి
(julāyi)
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Turkish :
avare
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Turkish :
başıboş
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Turkish :
aylak
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Welsh :
crwydryn
— a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time
Bengali :
ভ্যাগাবন্ড্
(bhêgabonḍ)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Bulgarian :
бездо́мник
(bezdómnik)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Bulgarian :
ски́тник
(skítnik)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Bulgarian :
клоша́р
(klošár)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Chinese Mandarin :
流浪漢 /流浪汉
(liúlànghàn)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Crimean Tatar :
bıralqı
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Danish :
vagabond
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Danish :
landevejsridder
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Danish :
landstryger
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Danish :
stodder
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Dutch :
vagebond
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Dutch :
zwerver
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Esperanto :
vagulo
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Finnish :
pummi
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Finnish :
kulkuri
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Finnish :
irtolainen
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Finnish :
asunnoton
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
French :
vagabond
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
French :
vagabonde
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Georgian :
მოხეტიალე
(moxeṭiale)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Georgian :
მაწანწალა
(mac̣anc̣ala)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
German :
Vagabund
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
German :
Landstreicher
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
German :
Landstreicherin
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Ancient Greek :
ἀλήτης
(alḗtēs)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Hungarian :
csavargó
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Icelandic :
umrenningur
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Indonesian :
tunawisma
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Japanese :
放浪者
(hōrōsha)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Japanese :
風来坊
(fūraibō)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Latin :
errō
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Latin :
planus
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Macedonian :
бе́здомник
(bézdomnik)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Macedonian :
ски́тник
(skítnik)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Māori :
tipiwhenua
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Māori :
kōripi
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Navajo :
naʼałjidí
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Norman :
paillard
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Norman :
vacâbond
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Persian :
ولگرد
(velgard)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Polish :
włóczęga
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Portuguese :
andarilho
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Romanian :
vagabond
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Russian :
бродя́га
(brodjága)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Russian :
бомж
(bomž)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Serbo-Croatian :
skitnica
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Serbo-Croatian :
tumaralo
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Serbo-Croatian :
vagabund
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Lower Sorbian :
dundak
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Spanish :
vagabundo
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Swedish :
luffare
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Swedish :
landstrykare
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Ukrainian :
волоцюга
(volocjuha)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Ukrainian :
бродяга
(brodjaha)
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Volapük :
gliban
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Volapük :
higliban
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Volapük :
jigliban
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Welsh :
gŵr ar gylch
— a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person
Bulgarian :
скитам
(skitam)
— to roam as a vagabond
Bulgarian :
безделнича
(bezdelniča)
— to roam as a vagabond
Crimean Tatar :
bıralqılamaq
— to roam as a vagabond
Esperanto :
vagi
— to roam as a vagabond
Finnish :
reissata
— to roam as a vagabond
Georgian :
წანწალი
(c̣anc̣ali)
— to roam as a vagabond
Georgian :
ხეტიალი
(xeṭiali)
— to roam as a vagabond
German :
vagabundieren
— to roam as a vagabond
Japanese :
放浪する
(hōrō suru)
— to roam as a vagabond
Japanese :
流浪する
(rurō suru)
— to roam as a vagabond
Māori :
tipiwhenua
— to roam as a vagabond
Romanian :
vagabonda
— to roam as a vagabond
Russian :
скитаться
(skitatʹsja)
— to roam as a vagabond
Swedish :
ströva
— to roam as a vagabond
Swedish :
luffa
— to roam as a vagabond
Swedish :
vagabondera
— to roam as a vagabond
