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Synonyms of vagrant

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Another word for vagrant is rogue. Other synonyms of vagrant are vagabond, swagman, down-and-out and down-and-outer.

Synonyms and similar words for vagrant

nounA person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.

nounA person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by...

  • drifter
  • hobo
  • bumA homeless person, usually a man.
  • stiff
  • clochardA beggar or tramp, especially in France.
  • derelictA homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal...
  • deroA homeless person, a tramp; a social derelict, especially an alcoholic.
  • down-and-outSynonym of down-and-outer.
  • down-and-outerSomeone who is down and out.
  • floaterA person who frequently changes where they live; a drifter, a vagrant.
  • landleaperSynonym of landlouper.
  • landloper
  • landlouperA vagabond; a vagrant.
  • pike
  • pikerA tramp; a vagrant.
  • ranger
  • rogueA vagrant.
  • rolling stoneA person who moves around a lot and never settles down; a vagrant.
  • rough sleeperA homeless person who sleeps outdoors.
  • skell
  • stumblebum
  • swagmanA man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking...
  • swaggieA swagman.
  • toeragA tramp or vagrant.
  • trampA homeless person; a vagabond.
  • vagabondOne who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the...
  • waifA person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an...
  • casual datedOne who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he or she does not belong; a vagrant in the casual ward.
  • epithite obsoleteA lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant.
  • Jack out of doors obsoleteA homeless person, or vagrant.
  • knight of the road obsolete
  • paker obsoleteA vagrant, stroller.
  • palliard archaicA beggar or vagrant, especially a professional one; (earlier especially) a lecher.
  • scatterling obsoleteOne who has no fixed residence; a vagabond.
  • skelder obsoleteA vagrant or cheat.
  • truant obsoleteSynonym of sturdy beggar (“a person who was fit and able to work, but lived as a beggar or vagrant instead”); hence, a...
  • yagger Scotland, archaicA peddler or vagrant.

adjectiveWandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.

adjectiveMoving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.

Meaning of vagrant

  1. noun A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
  2. noun A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
  3. noun Any member of the species Vagrans egista of widely distributed Asian butteflies of the family Nymphalidae.

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Questions about synonyms of vagrant

What is another word for vagrant?
Vagrant has 58 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rogue, vagabond, swagman, down-and-out and down-and-outer.
What does vagrant mean?
Vagrant means a person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.

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