English-Chinese law dictionary (法律英汉双解大词典). 2013.
vagabond — vagabond, vagrant, truant, tramp, bum, hobo mean a person who wanders at will or as a habit. Vagabond may apply to a homeless wanderer lacking visible means of support {apprehend all nightwalkers . . . vagabonds and disorderly persons… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vagrant — [vā′grənt] n. [ME vagraunt, prob. < Anglo Fr wacrant, walcrant < OFr walcrer, to wander < Frank * walken (see WALK): infl. prob. by L vagari, to wander] 1. a person who wanders from place to place or lives a wandering life; rover 2. one… … English World dictionary
Vagabond — Vag a*bond, n. One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a tramp; hence, a worthless person; a rascal. [1913 Webster] A fugitive and a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vagabond — [vag′ə bänd΄] adj. [ME < MFr < L adj. vagabundus, strolling about < vagari, to wander < vagus: see VAGUE] 1. moving from place to place, with no fixed abode; wandering 2. of, having to do with, or living an unsettled, drifting, or… … English World dictionary
vagrant — n *vagabond, truant, tramp, hobo, bum Analogous words: wanderer, roamer, rover (see corresponding verbs at WANDER) vagrant adj *itinerant, peripatetic, ambulatory, ambulant, nomadic Analogous words: moving, shifting (see MOVE vb): wandering,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vagabond — [adj] unsettled; vagrant aimless, destitute, down and out*, drifting, errant, fancyfree*, fly by night*, footloose*, idle, itinerant, itinerate, journeying, mendicant, migratory, moving, nomadic, perambulant, perambulatory, peripatetic, prodigal … New thesaurus
Vagrant — Va grant, n. One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond. [1913 Webster] Vagrants and outlaws shall offend thy view. Prior. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vagabond — ► NOUN 1) a vagrant. 2) informal, dated a rogue. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having no settled home. ORIGIN Latin vagabundus, from vagari wander … English terms dictionary
Vagrant — Vagabond, omstrejfer … Danske encyklopædi
vagrant — vagrantly, adv. vagrantness, n. /vay greuhnt/, n. 1. a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp. 2. Law. an idle person without visible means of support, as a tramp or beggar. 3. a person who wanders… … Universalium
vagabond — vagabondish, adj. /vag euh bond /, adj. 1. wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe. 2. leading an unsettled or carefree life. 3. disreputable; worthless; shiftless. 4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic … Universalium
