vag·a·bond  (v ăg ə-b ŏnd ′)
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n. A person who moves from place to place without a permanent home and often without a regular means of support. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a vagabond. intr.v. vag·a·bond·ed, vag·a·bond·ing, vag·a·bonds To wander or travel about, especially as a vagabond.
[Middle English vagabonde, from Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus, wandering, from Latin vagārī, to wander, from vagus, wandering.]
vaga·bond′age n. vaga·bond′ism n. |
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