włóczęga — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flaneur noun Someone who wanders without purpose, roaming at a leisurely pace. A person who walks in order to watch and take pleasure in their surroundings rather than to reach a destination.
- hobo noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
- 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.
- Wanderer noun Someone who travels or roams without a fixed destination.
Senses
włóczęga is used for these senses in English:
- flaneur One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
- hobo (North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.
- vagabond A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
- 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.
- wanderer One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
flaneur — full definition
- noun Someone who wanders without purpose, roaming at a leisurely pace. A person who walks in order to watch and take pleasure in their surroundings rather than to reach a destination.
- noun A lazy person who avoids doing any work.
hobo — full definition
- noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
- noun A large, slouchy handbag.
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