as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
bands of vagrant children in the streets of the impoverished city
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as in beggar
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
vagrants sleeping in cardboard boxes on the sidewalk
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as in bum
an idle worthless person
the vagrants who are a familiar sight at the city's bus terminal
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Allison Hope, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
Alternatively, some scientists think vagrant birds like Stella could be the pioneers of a species exploring new habitats.
—Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
The New York Police Department arrested a vagrant, Xavier Israel, in the assault.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2024
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Adjective
The two fall in love and a decade-and-a-half romance ensues, the only on-screen civility to be seen in an otherwise vagrant and collapsed society.
—Allison Hope, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
Alternatively, some scientists think vagrant birds like Stella could be the pioneers of a species exploring new habitats.
—Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
Noun
The story of two women being raped and bludgeoned by a vagrant in the beachside enclave seemed to confirm many residents’ worst fears about growing lawlessness.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
The New York Police Department arrested a vagrant, Xavier Israel, in the assault.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2024
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“Vagrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagrant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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