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vagabundo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deadbeat noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
  • hobo noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
  • idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
  • sluggish adjective Slow-moving, lacking energy or alertness.
  • 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.
  • Wanderer noun Someone who travels or roams without a fixed destination.

Senses

vagabundo is used for these senses in English:

  • deadbeat (pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
  • hobo (North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.
  • idle Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
  • layabout A lazy person.
  • lazy ass (slang, vulgar) A person who is lazy.
  • sluggish Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
  • tramp (sometimes, pejorative) A homeless person; a vagabond. [from 1664]
  • vagabond A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.

deadbeat — full definition

  1. noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
  2. adj Failing to meet financial or family obligations.

hobo — full definition

  1. noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
  2. noun A large, slouchy handbag.

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