Meaning & use
vagabond
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a person who wanders from place to place without a settled home or job.
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He lived like a vagabond for years, drifting from city to city.
The novel's hero is a charming vagabond who survives on wit alone.
A note on using this word
Carries a slightly romantic or literary connotation of freedom, unlike the more negative 'vagrant.'
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