vagabond C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈvæɡəbɑnd/ UK /ˈvæɡəbɒnd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who wanders from place to place without a settled home The old vagabond slept beneath the bridge and moved on by dawn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who wanders from... wanderervagrantdriftertrampnomadroveritinerant ↔ Opposites settlerresident Word family Derived forms vagabondagevagabondism Related forms vagrantvaguevagary Etymology AI details From Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus ('wandering'), from Latin vagārī ('to wander'), from vagus ('roving, wandering'). vagābundus Latin vagus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vagabond **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈvæɡəbɑnd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈvæɡəbɒnd/ ## Meanings 1. a person who wanders from place to place without a settled home ## Examples - The old vagabond slept beneath the bridge and moved on by dawn. ## Synonyms - wanderer - vagrant - drifter - tramp - nomad - rover - itinerant ## Antonyms - settler - resident ## Derived Forms - vagabondage - vagabondism ## Related Forms - vagrant - vague - vagary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vagābundus - Root: vagus ## Etymology From Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus ('wandering'), from Latin vagārī ('to wander'), from vagus ('roving, wandering'). ## AI Etymology Vagabond is from Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus ('wandering'), from Latin vagārī ('to wander'), from vagus ('roving, wandering'). Important recorded forms include vagābundus (Latin) and vagus (Latin). The current sense covers a person who wanders from place to place without a settled home. The wider family includes derived forms such as vagabondage and vagabondism and related words such as vagrant, vague, and vagary. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown