vag|a|bond

vag|a|bond
vag|a|bond «VAG uh bond», noun, adjective, verb.
–n.
1. an idle wanderer; wanderer; tramp. SYNONYM(S): vagrant, nomad, hobo.
2. a good-for-nothing person; rascal. SYNONYM(S): rogue.
–adj.
1. wandering: »

the Crow chieftain and his vagabond warriors (Washington Irving). The Gypsies lead a vagabond life.

2. shiftless; disreputable; good-for-nothing: »

a vagabond tramp.

SYNONYM(S): worthless.
3. moving hither and thither; drifting: »

vagabond winds.

4. Figurative. not subject to control or restraint; roving; straying: »

vagabond thoughts, a short book well-suited to vagabond habits.

–v.i.
to roam or wander about like a vagabond: »

the delights and tribulations of vagabonding around the Gulf (Sunset).

╂[< Middle French vagabond, learned borrowing from Latin vagābundus < vagārī to wander < vagus roving]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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