vagabond

Meanings

• noun

  A person who wanders from place to place, usually without a fixed home or job.

  - "The vagabond roamed the countryside, living off the land."
  - "Despite his vagabond lifestyle, he managed to write several best-selling novels."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈvæɡ.ə.bɒnd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with vagabond
bond , pond , wond

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Variants

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vagabond , vagabondage , vagabondages , vagabondism , vagabondisms , vagabonds , vagabondish , vagabonded , vagabonding

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Etymology

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Originally used to describe a person who was a member of the Roman Catholic clergy living outside of a monastery, but later came to mean a wanderer or tramp.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'vagabond' comes from the Latin 'vagabundus', meaning 'wandering' or 'roving'.

2. In medieval Europe, vagabonds were often rounded up and forced to work on public projects, such as building roads or fortifications.

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Related Concepts

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1. hobo: A subculture of vagabonds who travel by hitchhiking and riding freight trains, often carrying a hobo sign and living off the land

2. nomad: A person who travels from place to place, often living in a tent or other portable shelter, and subsisting by hunting, gathering, or trading

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Culture

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The term 'vagabond' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in works of fiction that depict the lives of wandering adventurers, such as Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' and Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn'. It is also a common trope in folk music and ballads.

How to Memorize "vagabond"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person carrying a backpack and a stick, wearing old clothes and a tattered hat, wandering through a field or a forest.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'vagabond' with freedom, adventure, and the open road.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Vagabond Voyages' to remember the definition: A person who goes on journeys, often without a fixed home or job.

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