Definition of vagabond

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vag·a·bond    (vg-bnd) KEY  

NOUN:

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

ADJECTIVE:

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

intr.v.
vag·a·bond·ed , vag·a·bond·ing , vag·a·bonds

To lead the life of a vagabond; roam about.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English vagabonde, from Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagbundus, wandering, from Latin vagr, to wander, from vagus, wandering

OTHER FORMS:
vaga·bondage (Noun), vaga·bondism (Noun)

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