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vagrant
A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
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- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- V
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- AGRAN
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
“Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighbourhood begging for food.”
Vagrans egista, a widely distributed Asian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.
adjective
Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.
“a vagrant beggar”
Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.
Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.
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Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighbourhood begging for food.
a vagrant beggar
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