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The definition of a vagabond is a nomad or person without a permanent home, who drifts from place to place.

(noun)

A yacht owner who lives on his boat and sales from port to port is an example of a vagabond.

See vagabond in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

moving from place to place, with no fixed abode; wandering
of, having to do with, or living an unsettled, drifting, or irresponsible life; vagrant; shiftless
aimlessly following an irregular course or path; drifting

Origin: ME < MFr < L adj. vagabundus, strolling about < vagari, to wander < vagus: see vague

noun

a person who wanders from place to place, having no fixed abode
a tramp
an idle, disreputable, or shiftless person

intransitive verb

to wander

Related Forms:

vagabondish adjective

See vagabond in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person without a permanent home who moves from place to place.
A vagrant; a tramp.
A wanderer; a rover.

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a wanderer; nomadic.
Aimless; drifting.
Irregular in course or behavior; unpredictable.

intransitive verb vag·a·bond·ed, vag·a·bond·ing, vag·a·bonds

To lead the life of a vagabond; roam about.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English vagabonde

Origin: , from Old French vagabond

Origin: , from Late Latin vagābundus, wandering

Origin: , from Latin vagārī, to wander

Origin: , from vagus, wandering

Related Forms:

vagˈa·bondˌage noun

vagˈa·bondˌism noun

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