Definition of "vagrant" in 英语

noun

1. (dated) A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.

2. (specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.

   • Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighbourhood begging for food.

3. Vagrans egista, a widely distributed Asian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

4. (biology, especially ornithology) An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.

adjective

1. Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.

   • a vagrant beggar

2. Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.

3. (figurative) Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.