vagrant
IPA: vˈeɪgrʌnt
noun
- (dated) A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
- (specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
- Vagrans egista, a widely distributed Asian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
- (biology, especially ornithology) An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.
adjective
- Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.
- Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.
- (figurative) Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.
Examples of "vagrant" in Sentences
- He wanted to help a vagrant.
- Huck is the son of a vagrant drunkard.
- The species is a rare vagrant to Australia.
- Boots give little comfort to shoeless vagrant.
- Should he be added to the list of vagrant bishops
- It has occurred as a vagrant in the Falkland Islands.
- Who will tempt the vagrant wanton Lyde from her house
- I paid a vagrant ten dollars to put the disc in the case at the video store.
- The Chinese government has vowed to ensure that vagrant children return to school.
- A property owner was so fed up with the nuisance and unhygienic conditions caused by vagrants.