[ 'veɪgr(ə)nt ]
■ noun
1》 a person without a home or job.
↘ archaic a wanderer.
2》 Ornithology a bird that has strayed from its usual range or migratory route.
■ adjective relating to or living like a ~; wandering.
↘ literary unpredictable or inconstant.
Derivatives
vagrancy noun
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. vagarant 'wandering about', from vagrer .