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Rarevagrant
The correct spelling is vagrant.
How to pronounce vagrant
/ˈveɪɡɹənt/
nounIPA: /ˈveɪɡɹənt/
Say it like: Vag-ran-t
The correct spelling is vagrant. A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer. For example: "Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighbourhood begging for food."
Usage Examples
“Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighbourhood begging for food.”
“a vagrant beggar”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
- 2.(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
- 3.Vagrans egista, a widely distributed Asian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
- 4.An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.
adjective
- 1.Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.
- 2.Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.
- 3.Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.
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