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vagrant

noun

Meaning

A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging or odd jobs.

The city council discussed new initiatives to help the vagrant population find shelter and support.
He was arrested for vagrancy after being found sleeping in a public park for several nights.

Synonyms: homeless person, drifter, tramp, nomad

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈveɪɡrənt/

A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging or odd jobs.

The city council discussed new initiatives to help the vagrant population find shelter and support.
He was arrested for vagrancy after being found sleeping in a public park for several nights.
She felt a pang of sympathy for the old vagrant shivering in the doorway.

a vagrant life (collocation): A life of wandering without a fixed home or job. — "He chose to live a vagrant life, traveling wherever the road took him."
vagrant population (collocation): The group of people in an area who are vagrants. — "The city struggles with how to best assist its growing vagrant population."

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