Англо-русский словарь - vagrant
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vagrant
1. noun бродяга; праздношатающийся Syn: see wanderer
2. adj.
1) бродячий; странствующий; vagrant tribes - кочевые племена
2) изменчивый; блуждающий (о взгляде и т.п.); vagrant thoughts - праздные мысли
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1. преим. юр. бродяга; лицо без определенных занятий (о проститутке и т. п.); праздношатающийся 2. редк. скиталец, странник 3. бродячий, скитающийся, странствующий vagrant musicians —- бродячие музыканты vagrant tribes —- кочевые племена vagrant life —- скитальческая жизнь vagrant boys —- беспризорники 4. изменчивый, неустойчивый to indulge in vagrant speculations —- предаваться праздным размышлениям 5. мед. блуждающий (о клетке) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a person without a settled home or regular work. 2 a wanderer or vagabond. --adj. 1 wandering or roving (a vagrant musician). 2 being a vagrant. Derivatives vagrancy n. vagrantly adv. Etymology: ME f. AF vag(a)raunt, perh. alt. f. AF wakerant etc. by assoc. with L vagari wander ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English vagraunt, from Anglo-French vageraunt, from present participle of vagrer to wander about, alteration (influenced by Latin vagari to wander) of wacrer to wander, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wealcan to roll — more at walk Date: 15th century 1. a. one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support b. one (as a prostitute or drunkard) whose conduct constitutes statutory vagrancy 2. wanderer, rover II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. wandering about from place to place usually with no means of support 2. a. having a fleeting, wayward, or inconstant quality a ~ impulse b. having no fixed course ; random a ~ breeze • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(vagrants) A vagrant is someone who moves a lot from place to place because they have no permanent home or job, and have to ask for or steal things in order to live. He lived on the street as a vagrant. = tramp N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n formal someone who has no home or work, especially someone who begs vague ~ adj 1 unclear because someone does not give enough details or does not say exactly what they mean (vague promises of support) + abou (Maria was very vague about her plans for the future.) 2 have a vague idea/feeling/recollection etc that to think that something might be true or that you remember something, although you cannot be sure 3 not having a clear shape or form; indistinct (The vague shape of a figure loomed through the mist.) - vagueness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1444, perhaps an alteration (by influence of L. vagari "wander") of Anglo-Fr. wacrant, prp. of O.Fr. wacrer "to walk or wander," from a Gmc. source (e.g. O.N. valka "wander"). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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