vagabond

[vag-uh-bond] /ˈvæg əˌbɒnd/
adjective
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 of a vagabond:
vagabond habits.
5.
having an uncertain or irregular course or direction:
a vagabond voyage.
noun
6.
a person, usually without a permanent home, who wanders from place to place; nomad.
7.
an idle wanderer without a permanent home or visible means of support; tramp; vagrant.
8.
a carefree, worthless, or irresponsible person; rogue.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English vagabound (< Old French vagabond) < Late Latin vagābundus wandering, vagrant, equivalent to Latin vagā(rī) to wander + -bundus adj. suffix
Related forms
vagabondish, adjective
Synonyms
7. hobo, loafer. See vagrant. 8. knave, idler.
Examples from the web for vagabond
  • The intellect is vagabond, and the universal system of education fosters restlessness.
  • vagabond contenders, with virtually no time anywhere for practice.
  • The intellect is vagabond, and our system of education fosters restlessness.
  • Then, after showing some power as a vagabond starter and pinch-hitter the first two months, he came through in a real emergency.
British Dictionary definitions for vagabond

vagabond

/ˈvæɡəˌbɒnd/
noun
1.
a person with no fixed home
2.
an idle wandering beggar or thief
3.
(modifier) of or like a vagabond; shiftless or idle
Derived Forms
vagabondage, noun
vagabondish, adjective
vagabondism, noun
Word Origin
C15: from Latin vagābundus wandering, from vagārī to roam, from vagusvague
Word Origin and History for vagabond
adj.

early 15c. (earlier vacabond, c.1400), from Middle French vagabonde, from Late Latin vagabundus "wandering, strolling about," from Latin vagari "wander" (from vagus "wandering, undecided;" see vague) + gerundive suffix -bundus. The noun is first recorded c.1400, earlier wagabund (c.1300).

vagabond in the Bible

from Lat. vagabundus, "a wanderer," "a fugitive;" not used opprobriously (Gen. 4:12, R.V., "wanderer;" Ps. 109:10; Acts 19:13, R.V., "strolling").