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

Need another word that means the same as “vagrant”? Find 44 synonyms and 30 related words for “vagrant” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Vagrant” are: clochard, drifter, floater, vagabond, tramp, down-and-out, derelict, beggar, itinerant, wanderer, nomad, wayfarer, traveller, gypsy, rover, transient, migrant, homeless person, beachcomber, person of no fixed abode, person of no fixed address, knight of the road, bird of passage, rolling stone, aimless, drifting, floating, homeless, roving, roaming, unsettled, footloose, wandering, nomadic, travelling, ambulatory, mobile, rambling, migratory, rootless

Vagrant as a Noun

Definitions of "Vagrant" as a noun

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

• A wanderer.
• A bird that has strayed or been blown from its usual range or migratory route.
• A wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support.
• A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.

Synonyms of "Vagrant" as a noun (24 Words)

beachcomber	A vagrant living on a beach.
beggar	A pauper who lives by begging. Poor little beggars.
bird of passage	Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers.
clochard	A wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support. Clochards drinking in doorways.
derelict	A ship abandoned on the high seas. She had been a derelict recommissioned for this journey.
down-and-out	A failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball.
drifter	A fishing boat equipped with a drift net.
floater	A swimmer who floats in the water. Floaters seem to drift through the field of vision.
gypsy	A person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life. Why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless gypsy like me.
homeless person	Poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in.
itinerant	A person who travels from place to place. Itinerant traders.
knight of the road	Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit.
migrant	Traveler who moves from one region or country to another.
nomad	A person who does not stay long in the same place; a wanderer. Dolly was a nomad who had finally taken root in Hawaii.
person of no fixed abode	A human body (usually including the clothing.
person of no fixed address	A grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party.
rolling stone	A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells.
rover	A player who has a rover ball. A lunar rover.
transient	A short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load. Transient laborers.
traveller	A member of a community traditionally having an itinerant way of life, in particular an Irish Traveller. Business travellers.
vagabond	Anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place. Pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea.
wanderer	A computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine. He is a longtime seaman a rootless wanderer.
wayfarer	A traveler going on a trip.

Usage Examples of "Vagrant" as a noun

• Most birders are hoping to find the wind-blown vagrants of migration.

Vagrant as an Adjective

Definitions of "Vagrant" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vagrant” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Moving or behaving unpredictably; inconstant.
• Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another.
• Relating to or living the life of a vagrant.
• Moving from place to place; wandering.

Synonyms of "Vagrant" as an adjective (20 Words)

aimless	Aimlessly drifting. An aimless existence.
ambulatory	Movable; mobile. The patient is ambulatory.
drifting	Moving passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily. A play about a drifting teenager in Dublin.
floating	Not definitely committed to a party or policy. A floating crap game.
footloose	Able to travel freely and do as one pleases due to a lack of responsibilities or commitments. Americans have always been a footloose people always moving on.
homeless	Physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security James Stern. Charities for the homeless.
itinerant	Traveling from place to place to work. Itinerant labor.
migrant	Tending to migrate or having migrated. Appalled by the social conditions of migrant life.
migratory	Used of animals that move seasonally. Migratory workers.
mobile	Relating to mobile phones handheld computers and similar technology. A highly mobile face.
nomadic	Living the life of a nomad; wandering. Nomadic herdsmen.
rambling	(of a plant) putting out long shoots and growing over walls or other plants. Rambling forest paths.
roaming	Moving about aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area. Roaming herds of reindeer.
rootless	Wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community. A rootless nomad.
roving	Migratory. She became a roving ambassador for Unicef.
transient	Lasting a very short time. The transient nature of the labour force in catering.
travelling	Going or being transported from place to place. My travelling companion and I spent the next day exploring.
unsettled	Worried and uneasy. Unsettled territory.
vagabond	Wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community. A vagabond poacher.
wandering	Having no fixed course. The river followed its wandering course.

Usage Examples of "Vagrant" as an adjective

• Vagrant hippies of the sixties.
• Vagrant beggars.
• The vagrant heart of my mother.
• Vagrant whales.

Associations of "Vagrant" (30 Words)

adrift	Aimlessly drifting. A cargo ship went adrift.
afloat	Out of debt or difficulty. The canoes were still afloat.
aimless	Aimlessly drifting. An aimless existence.
aimlessly	Without purpose or direction. We wandered aimlessly round Venice.
beggar	Reduce to beggary. Why should I beggar myself for you.
breast	A joint of meat or portion of poultry cut from the breast of a bird or mammal. Breast cancer.
derelict	Shamefully negligent of one’s duties or obligations. Derelicts who could fit all their possessions in a paper bag.
drift	Wander from a direct course or at random. Stock prices are drifting higher.
floating	Borne up by or suspended in a liquid. The floating population.
nomadic	Living the life of a nomad; wandering. The nomadic habits of the Bedouins.
plod	Walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps. We were plodding through a textbook.
ramble	(of a plant) put out long shoots and grow over walls or other plants. As a boy I rambled the fells around Dent.
rambling	(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential. A big old rambling house.
ramshackle	In deplorable condition. A ramshackle old pier.
roam	Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area. He let his eyes roam her face.
rover	A player who has a rover ball. They became rovers who departed further and further from civilization.
roving	(of a person in relation to their job) travelling or required to travel to different locations. He trained as a roving reporter.
rudderless	Aimlessly drifting. Today s leadership is rudderless.
truant	Of a pupil being a truant. Her truant husband.
trudge	A difficult or laborious walk. She trudged through blinding snow.
undirected	Lacking direction; without a particular aim, purpose, or target. She was full of ineffectual undirected anger.
unsettled	Still in doubt. An unsettled lifestyle.
vacant	Having or showing no intelligence or interest. The President resigned and the post was left vacant.
vagabond	Wander about as or like a vagabond. Pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea.
wander	An act or instance of wandering. The wandering Jew.
wanderer	A person who travels aimlessly. He is a longtime seaman a rootless wanderer.
wandering	Of a path e.g. Wandering tribes.