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The definition of a gypsy is a member of a tribe of people found throughout the world who has no permanent home or someone who shares this wandering lifestyle.
(noun)An example of gypsy is those who travel with a carnival.
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See Gypsy in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. Gypsies
- a member of a nomadic Caucasoid people with dark skin and black hair, found throughout the world and believed to have originated in India: they are conventionally known as metalworkers, musicians, fortunetellers, etc.
- Romany ()
- a person whose appearance or habits are like those of a Gypsy
- a dancer in the chorus of a musical show
Origin: earlier gypcien, short for Egipcien, Egyptian: orig. thought to have come from Egypt
adjective
- of, like, or characteristic of the Gypsies or their language or culture
- Informal unlicensed or nonunion: a gypsy plumber
See Gypsy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also Gip·sy
noun pl. Gyp·sies also Gip·sies- A member of a people that arrived in Europe in migrations from northern India around the 14th century, now also living in North America and Australia. Many Gypsy groups have preserved elements of their traditional culture, including an itinerant existence and the Romany language.
- See Romany.
- gypsy One inclined to a nomadic, unconventional way of life.
- A person who moves from place to place as required for employment, especially:a. A part-time or temporary member of a college faculty.b. A member of the chorus line in a theater production.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of Middle English gypcian
Origin: , short for Egipcien, Egyptian (so called because Gypsies were thought to have come from Egypt)
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