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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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Mr. Martin walked the property later that day as police removed a vagrant from a building.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024

It is believed that the newly found greater mouse-eared bat was a vagrant that had crossed the channel from France, where there is an established population, and took up residence in Britain.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023

Australia, for example, logged a total of 329 vagrant birds over a 60-year period, from 1940 to 2000, Dr. Davis noted in a 2018 paper.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Walt and Billie never knew they were hosting a vagrant.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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