VAGABOND


Meaning of VAGABOND in English

— vagabondish , adj.

/vag"euh bond'/ , adj.

1. wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.

2. leading an unsettled or carefree life.

3. disreputable; worthless; shiftless.

4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vagabond: vagabond habits.

5. having an uncertain or irregular course or direction: a vagabond voyage.

n.

6. a person, usually without a permanent home, who wanders from place to place; nomad.

7. an idle wanderer without a permanent home or visible means of support; tramp; vagrant.

8. a carefree, worthless, or irresponsible person; rogue.

[ 1400-50; late ME vagabound ( vagabond ) vagabundus wandering, vagrant, equiv. to L vaga ( ri ) to wander + -bundus adj. suffix ]

Syn. 7. hobo, loafer. See vagrant. 8. knave, idler.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .