VAGRANT


Meaning of VAGRANT in English

[ '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 .

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