Vagrant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈeɪɡɹənt/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈeɪɡɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈeɪɡɹənt/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈeɪɡɹənt/.

Examples

a drifting double-dealer
the floating population
vagrant hippies of the sixties

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vagabond drifting drifter floating aimless floater

Parts of Speech

noun	a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
adjective	continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another “a drifting double-dealer”

Word Forms

vagrant	adjective	continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
drift	verb	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
vagabond	adjective	continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
vagabond	verb	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
aimlessness	noun	the quality of lacking any definite purpose
vagabond	noun	a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
vagrant	noun	a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
vagrancy	noun	the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Landstreicher

ein Wanderer, der keinen festen Wohnsitz oder sichtbare Mittel zur Unterstützung hat

🇫🇷French

vagabond

un vagabond qui n'a pas de résidence établie ni de moyens de subsistance visibles

🇪🇸Spanish

vagabundo

un vagabundo que no tiene residencia establecida ni medios visibles de sustento

🇮🇹Italian

vagabondo

un vagabondo che non ha residenza stabilita o mezzi visibili di sostentamento

🇳🇱Dutch

zwerver

een zwerver die geen vaste verblijfplaats of zichtbare middelen van bestaan heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

vagabundo

um andarilho que não tem residência estabelecida ou meios de apoio visíveis

🇷🇺Russian

бродяга

странник, не имеющий постоянного места жительства или видимых средств к существованию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवारा

एक घुमक्कड़ जिसके पास कोई स्थापित निवास या समर्थन का दृश्य साधन नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভবঘুরে

একজন ভবঘুরে যার কোনো প্রতিষ্ঠিত বাসস্থান বা সমর্থনের দৃশ্যমান উপায় নেই

🇮🇳Tamil

அலைபாயும்

ஸ்தாபிக்கப்பட்ட குடியிருப்பு அல்லது புலப்படும் ஆதரவு வழி இல்லாத அலைந்து திரிபவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

విచ్చలవిడిగా

స్థిర నివాసం లేదా కనిపించే మద్దతు మార్గాలు లేని సంచారి

🇮🇳Marathi

आवरा

एक भटका ज्याचे कोणतेही स्थापित निवासस्थान किंवा समर्थनाचे दृश्यमान साधन नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

એક ભટકનાર જેની પાસે કોઈ સ્થાપિત રહેઠાણ નથી અથવા સમર્થનનું દૃશ્યમાન માધ્યમ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತ ನಿವಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಗೋಚರವಾದ ಬೆಂಬಲವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರದ ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്ന

സ്ഥിരതാമസമോ ദൃശ്യമായ പിന്തുണയോ ഇല്ലാത്ത ഒരു അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്നയാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਵਾਰਾਗਰਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਭਟਕਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਸਥਾਪਤ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਦੇ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਨ ਸਾਧਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

آوارہ

ایک آوارہ جس کے پاس کوئی قائم شدہ رہائش یا مدد کا مرئی ذریعہ نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流浪汉

没有固定居所或可见谋生手段的流浪者

🇯🇵Japanese

浮浪者

確立した住居や目に見える支援手段を持たない放浪者

🇰🇷Korean

방랑자

정착된 거주지나 눈에 띄는 지원 수단이 없는 방랑자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lang thang

một kẻ lang thang không có nơi cư trú cố định hoặc phương tiện hỗ trợ hữu hình

🇹🇭Thai

คนเร่ร่อน

คนเร่ร่อนที่ไม่มีถิ่นที่อยู่หรือมีสิ่งสนับสนุนที่มองเห็นได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

gelandangan

seorang pengembara yang tidak memiliki tempat tinggal tetap atau sarana pendukung yang terlihat

🇵🇭Filipino

palaboy

isang gumagala na walang itinatag na tirahan o nakikitang paraan ng suporta

🇲🇾Malay

gelandangan

pengembara yang tidak mempunyai tempat tinggal yang mantap atau alat sokongan yang kelihatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتشرد

المتجول الذي ليس لديه إقامة ثابتة أو وسائل دعم مرئية

🇮🇷Persian

ولگرد

سرگردانی که محل سکونت ثابت یا وسیله حمایتی قابل مشاهده ای ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

serseri

Yerleşik bir ikametgahı veya görünür bir geçim kaynağı olmayan bir gezgin

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשׁוֹטֵט

נודד שאין לו מקום מגורים קבוע או אמצעי תמיכה גלויים

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The primary meaning of 'vagrant' is 'a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support'.

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Using 'vagrant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'vagrant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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