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vagabond

vag·a·bond [ vággə bònd ]


noun  (plural vag·a·bonds)
Definition:
 
1. homeless wanderer: a wanderer who has no permanent place to live

2. beggar: a beggar for food or money



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of vagabonds: relating to or characteristic of a vagabond

2. unpredictable: wayward or capricious by nature



intransitive verb  (past and past participle vag·a·bond·ed, present participle vag·a·bond·ing, 3rd person present singular vag·a·bonds)
Definition:
 
be vagabond: to wander from place to place

[15th century. Via French< Latin vagabundus< vagari "wander"]

vag·a·bond·age noun
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