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Vagrant

Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled.

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Narrower term 3

Beachcomber 76% connected

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Bum 76% connected

The buttock.

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Tramp 76% connected

To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

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Broader term 3

Roamer 76% connected

One who roams; a wanderer.

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Rover 76% connected

One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.

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Wanderer 76% connected

One who wanders; a rambler; one who roves; hence, one who deviates from duty.

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Vagrancy 74% connected

The quality or state of being a vagrant; a wandering without a settled home; an unsettled condition; vagabondism.

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Vagrancy 74% connected

The quality or state of being a vagrant; a wandering without a settled home; an unsettled condition; vagabondism.

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Aimless 92% connected

Without aim or purpose; as, an aimless life.

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Drifting 92% connected

of Drift

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Floater 92% connected

One who floats or swims.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Floating 92% connected

of Float

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Vagabond 92% connected

Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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