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errante — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • errant adjective Straying from what is normal, expected, or proper; behaving badly.
  • 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.
  • wandering adj Moving from place to place without a settled route or home.

Senses

errante is used for these senses in English:

  • errant Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.
  • straggler One who roams without any settled direction.
  • vagrant (biology, especially, ornithology) An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.
  • wandering Which wanders; travelling from place to place.

errant — full definition

  1. adjective Straying from what is normal, expected, or proper; behaving badly.
  2. noun A knight-errant — a wandering knight from medieval romance who travels in search of adventure.

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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