vagabond
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Vagabond Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Vagabond
(v. i.)
To play the vagabond; to wander like a vagabond; to stroll.
(n.)
One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a tramp; hence, a worthless person; a rascal.
(a.)
Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering.
(a.)
Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.
(a.)
Being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious.
(v. i.)
To play the vagabond; to wander like a vagabond; to stroll.
(n.)
One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a tramp; hence, a worthless person; a rascal.
(a.)
Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering.
(a.)
Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.
(a.)
Being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious.
| WordNet 2.0 |
vagabond
Noun
1. anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"
(hypernym) object, physical object
(derivation) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift
2. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
(synonym) vagrant, drifter, floater
(hypernym) wanderer, roamer, rover, bird of passage
(hyponym) beachcomber
(derivation) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift
Verb
1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "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"
(synonym) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) maunder
(verb-group) stray, err, drift
(derivation) vagrant, drifter, floater
Adjective
1. wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer"
(synonym) rootless
(similar) unsettled
2. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
(synonym) aimless, drifting, floating, vagrant
(similar) unsettled
Noun
1. anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"
(hypernym) object, physical object
(derivation) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift
2. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
(synonym) vagrant, drifter, floater
(hypernym) wanderer, roamer, rover, bird of passage
(hyponym) beachcomber
(derivation) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift
Verb
1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "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"
(synonym) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) maunder
(verb-group) stray, err, drift
(derivation) vagrant, drifter, floater
Adjective
1. wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer"
(synonym) rootless
(similar) unsettled
2. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
(synonym) aimless, drifting, floating, vagrant
(similar) unsettled
| hEnglish - advanced version |
vagabond
vagabond
\vag"a*bond\, n. one who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a tramp; hence, a worthless person; a rascal. a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be. iv. 12.
note: in english and american law, vagabond is used in bad sense, denoting one who is without a home; a strolling, idle, worthless person. vagabonds are described in old english statutes as "such as wake on the night and sleep on the day, and haunt customable taverns and alehouses, and routs about; and no man wot from whence they came, nor whither they go." in american law, the term vagrant is employed in the same sense. cf rogue, n.,
1.
vagabond
\vag"a*bond\, v. i. to play the vagabond; to wander like a vagabond; to stroll. on every part my vagabonding sight did cast, and drown mine eyes in sweet delight.
vagabond
\vag"a*bond\ (?), a. [f., fr. l. vagabundus, from vagari to stroll about, from vagus strolling. see vague.] 1. moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering. "vagabond exile."
2. floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro. to heaven their prayers flew up, nor missed the way, by envious winds blown vagabond or frustrate.
3. being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious.
vagabond
adj
1. wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer" [syn: rootless]
2. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" [syn: aimless, drifting, floating, vagrant]
n 1: anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea" 2: a person who has no fixed home v : move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "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" [syn: wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift]
vagabond
from lat. vagabundus, "a wanderer," "a fugitive;" not used opprobriously (gen. 4:12, r.v., "wanderer;" ps. 109:10; acts 19:13, r.v., "strolling").
vagabond
\vag"a*bond\, n. one who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a tramp; hence, a worthless person; a rascal. a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be. iv. 12.
note: in english and american law, vagabond is used in bad sense, denoting one who is without a home; a strolling, idle, worthless person. vagabonds are described in old english statutes as "such as wake on the night and sleep on the day, and haunt customable taverns and alehouses, and routs about; and no man wot from whence they came, nor whither they go." in american law, the term vagrant is employed in the same sense. cf rogue, n.,
1.
vagabond
\vag"a*bond\, v. i. to play the vagabond; to wander like a vagabond; to stroll. on every part my vagabonding sight did cast, and drown mine eyes in sweet delight.
vagabond
\vag"a*bond\ (?), a. [f., fr. l. vagabundus, from vagari to stroll about, from vagus strolling. see vague.] 1. moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering. "vagabond exile."
2. floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro. to heaven their prayers flew up, nor missed the way, by envious winds blown vagabond or frustrate.
3. being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious.
vagabond
adj
1. wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer" [syn: rootless]
2. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" [syn: aimless, drifting, floating, vagrant]
n 1: anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea" 2: a person who has no fixed home v : move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "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" [syn: wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift]
vagabond
from lat. vagabundus, "a wanderer," "a fugitive;" not used opprobriously (gen. 4:12, r.v., "wanderer;" ps. 109:10; acts 19:13, r.v., "strolling").
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vagabond
A wanderer.
A wanderer.
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Crwydriad
Crwydriad = n. a vagabond
Crwydriad = n. a vagabond
Gwill
Gwill = n. strayer, vagabond
Vagabond Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Vagabond, Vagrant
VAGABOND - One who wanders about idly, who has no certain dwelling.
VAGRANT - Generally by the word vagrant is understood a person who lives idly without any settled home; but this definition is much enlarged by some statutes, and it includes those who refuse to work, or go about begging.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
VAGABOND - One who wanders about idly, who has no certain dwelling.
VAGRANT - Generally by the word vagrant is understood a person who lives idly without any settled home; but this definition is much enlarged by some statutes, and it includes those who refuse to work, or go about begging.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Vagabond Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Vagabond
from Lat. vagabundus, "a wanderer," "a fugitive;" not used opprobriously (Gen. 4:12, R.V., "wanderer;" Ps. 109:10; Acts 19:13, R.V., "strolling").
from Lat. vagabundus, "a wanderer," "a fugitive;" not used opprobriously (Gen. 4:12, R.V., "wanderer;" Ps. 109:10; Acts 19:13, R.V., "strolling").
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Nod
vagabond; fugitive
vagabond; fugitive
Vagabond Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Vagabond Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Vagabond
Vagabond may refer to:
- Vagabond (person), an itinerant person
- Vagabond (novel), second book in The Grail Quest series, by Bernard Cornwell.
- Vagabond (manga), a manga by Takehiko Inoue
- Vagabond (film), a film by Agnès Varda
- Vagabond (Floating) a comic Role Playing Game called Tales from the Floating Vagabond
- Vagabond (band), a rock band fronted by Jorn Lande
- Vagabond (song), a song by Australian band Wolfmother
- Jimmy James and The Vagabonds, a UK soul band fronted by Jimmy James.
- Vagabond (comics), a Marvel Comics Universe character
- Vagabond (album), an album by Tony Sheridan
- Vagabond (magazine), a Swedish travel magazine
- Vagabonds MC (Belgium), a motorcycle club in Belgium
- Vagabonds MC (Ontario), a motorcycle club in Ontario
- Vagabond (boat), a French polar yacht
- Vagabond (sailing dinghy)
- V.A.G.A.B.O.N.D (DJ) is a UK Hardcore artist on the Blatant Beats label.
- Vagabond, a planet in Perry Rhodan's universe
- Vagabond (EVE Online) a Heavy Assault cruiser in the MMORPG Eve Online
- Vagabond (brand), Swedish shoe brand
- Vagabond (book), Rough Living: Tips and Tales of a Vagabond
- The (Four) Vagabonds, a musical comedy quartet, popular on film, stage, radio and TV in the 1940s and 50s.
- The Vagabond, a 1916 film staring Charlie Chaplin.
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