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vagrant

[vey-gruhnt] / ˈveɪ grənt /
NOUN
person with no permanent home and often with no means of support
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ADJECTIVE
wandering, nomadic
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He eventually moved toward sweeps of vagrant encampments “after our scholars had publicly argued for them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He served four years, but on his release he had no family, friends or place to live, so he became a vagrant.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

He’s a vagrant by definition — a man with no job, no paper trail or online presence.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024

Research has demonstrated that the long-term impact of a single avian vagrant can in fact, be ecologically profound.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

I decided that my wild and irrational desire was merely a vagrant impulse, and that it would not occur again.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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