fánaí — meaning in English

English meaning

• gypsy noun A member of the Romani people, a traditionally travelling ethnic group.
• straggler noun Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
• vagrant noun A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place, often begging or living on the street.

Senses

fánaí is used for these senses in English:

• gypsy (colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
• straggler A roving vagabond.
• vagrant (dated) A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.

gypsy — full definition

1. noun A member of the Romani people, a traditionally travelling ethnic group.
2. adj Relating to a free-spirited, wandering lifestyle, used loosely and figuratively.

straggler — full definition

1. noun Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
2. noun One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
3. noun One who roams without any settled direction.
4. noun A migratory animal found away from its usual range.

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