May 17, 2009

Definition

Vag⋅a⋅bond

–adjective
1. wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.
2. leading an unsettled or carefree life.
3. disreputable; worthless; shiftless.
4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vagabond: vagabond habits.
5. having an uncertain or irregular course or direction: a vagabond voyage.

–noun
6. a person, usually without a permanent home, who wanders from place to place; nomad.
7. an idle wanderer without a permanent home or visible means of support; tramp; vagrant.
8. a carefree, worthless, or irresponsible person; rogue.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English vagabound (< Old French vagabond ) < Late Latin vagābundus wandering, vagrant, equivalent to Latin vagā ( rī ) to wander + -bundus adj. suffix