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GYPSY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GYPSY?

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Gypsy as a Noun
Definitions of "Gypsy" as a noun
Synonyms of "Gypsy" as a noun (20 Words)
Usage Examples of "Gypsy" as a noun

The synonyms of “Gypsy” are: gipsy, bohemian, roma, romani, romany, rommany, itinerant, rom, chal, gitano, gitana, tzigane, zingaro, traveller, migrant, wanderer, wayfarer, roamer, rover, bedouin

Gypsy as a Noun

Definitions of "Gypsy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gypsy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life.
The Indic language of the Gypsies.
A member of a people originating in South Asia and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and North and South America and speaking a language (Romani) that is related to Hindi; a Romani person.
A nomadic or free-spirited person.
A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Eur.
A laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment.
A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America.

Synonyms of "Gypsy" as a noun (20 Words)

bedouin	A member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs.
bohemian	A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America. Warhol and the artists and bohemians he worked with in the 1960s.
chal	A Romani man or boy; a male Gypsy.
gipsy	A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Eur.
gitana	A Romani woman or girl from Spain; a female Spanish Gypsy.
gitano	A Romani man or boy from Spain; a male Spanish Gypsy.
itinerant	A laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment. Itinerant traders.
migrant	An animal that migrates.
roamer	Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life.
rom	(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed.
roma	A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Eur.
romani	A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Eur.
romany	The Indic language of the Gypsies.
rommany	A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America.
rover	A player who has a rover ball. A lunar rover.
traveller	A person who holds New Age values and leads an itinerant and unconventional lifestyle. Business travellers.
tzigane	A Romani person from central or eastern Europe, particularly Hungary; a Hungarian Gypsy.
wanderer	A person who travels aimlessly. He is a longtime seaman a rootless wanderer.
wayfarer	A pedestrian who walks from place to place.
zingaro	A Romani person, particularly one from Italy; an Italian Gypsy.