Landstreicherin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- straggler noun A person who strays from the right path, or who leaves the group they belong to.
- tramp noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, often on foot.
- vagabond noun A person who wanders from place to place with no fixed home, often living hand to mouth.
- vagrant noun A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place, often begging or living on the street.
Senses
Landstreicherin is used for these senses in English:
- straggler A roving vagabond.
- tramp (sometimes, pejorative) A homeless person; a vagabond. [from 1664]
- vagabond A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
- vagrant (dated) A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
- vagrant (specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
straggler — full definition
- noun A person who strays from the right path, or who leaves the group they belong to.
- noun A person who lags behind the others, for instance in a race.
- noun A person who wanders about with no fixed direction.
- noun An animal that migrates but ends up outside its normal territory.
tramp — full definition
- noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, often on foot.
- noun A long walk, especially through rugged or scenic countryside.
- verb To walk with heavy, steady steps, especially for a long distance.
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