vagabond

English

Etymology

Latin vagabundus, from vagari, ‘wander’.

Pronunciation

• (Canada, UK) enPR: văg'ə-bŏnd, IPA: /ˈvæɡ.ə.bɒnd/, SAMPA: /"v{g.@.bQnd/

Noun

vagabond (plural vagabonds)

1. A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
2. A bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person, a rogue, a ne'er-do-well.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:vagabond

Hypernyms

• person

Related terms

• extravagant

Translations

a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time

Croatian: lutalica (hr) m. Danish: vagabond (da) c., landevejsridder (da) c. Finnish: kulkuri (fi)

Japanese: 放浪者 (ja) (hōrō-sha) Romanian: vagabond (ro) m. Spanish: vagabundo (es) m. Swedish: vagabond (sv)

a bum, a hobo, a tramp, a homeless person

Croatian: skitnica (hr) m., tumaralo (hr) m., vagabund (hr) m. Danish: vagabond (da) c., landevejsridder (da) c., landstryger (da) c., stodder (da) c. Esperanto: vagulo (eo) Finnish: pummi (fi), kulkuri (fi), irtolainen (fi), asunnoton (fi)

Japanese: 放浪者 (ja) (hōrō-sha) Russian: бродяга (ru) (brodjága) m. Spanish: vagabundo (es) m. Volapük: (male or female) gliban (vo), (male) higliban (vo), (female) jigliban (vo)

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Dutch: vagebond m. (1, 2), zwerver m. (1, 2)

Maori: tiara

Verb

vagabond (third-person singular simple present vagabonds, present participle vagabonding, simple past and past participle vagabonded)

1. To roam, as a vagabond

Translations

to roam as a vagabond

Finnish: reissata (fi) Japanese: 放浪する (ja) (hōrō suru), 流浪する (ja) (rurō suru)

Romanian: a vagabonda (ro) Swedish: ströva (sv)

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

vagabond m.

1. tramp (a homeless person)

This French entry was created from the translations listed at tramp. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see vagabond in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2010

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Romanian

Noun

vagabond m. (plural vagabonzi)

1. tramp, (a homeless person)