GADABOUT


Meaning of GADABOUT in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: from gad about, v., from gad (III)

: being a gadabout

a gadabout brother who refused to settle down

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: from gad about, v.

: one that moves or wanders from place to place often with somewhat trivial purposes : gadder

social whirlers are of two kinds, the ones who concentrate on doing a lot of entertaining at home, and the ones who are gadabouts — A.C.Spectorsky

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.