vagabondo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bum noun British informal term for the buttocks.
- drifter noun A person who moves from place to place or job to job without settling down.
- hobo noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
- tramp noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, often on foot.
- vagrant noun A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place, often begging or living on the street.
- waif noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.
- Wanderer noun Someone who travels or roams without a fixed destination.
Senses
vagabondo is used for these senses in English:
- drifter (sometimes, pejorative) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.
- gamin (dated, also, attributively) A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally) , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
- hobo (North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.
- tramp (sometimes, pejorative) A homeless person; a vagabond. [from 1664]
- 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.
- waif A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
- wanderer One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
bum — full definition
- noun British informal term for the buttocks.
- noun A homeless person, or a lazy, useless person (dated, often offensive).
- verb To ask for or obtain something for free, especially informally.
- adj Of poor quality, unfair, or disappointing.
drifter — full definition
- noun A person who moves from place to place or job to job without settling down.
- noun A driver who deliberately slides a car sideways through corners as a driving technique or sport.