Vagrant
(noun)
- A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.
- A homeless person who has no permanent place of abode.
- A person who travels from place to place for work or leisure, especially a performer.
- A person who has no established residence or visible means of support.
Origin:
Middle english (originally in the sense "wandering, roving"): from old french vagarant, present participle of vagrer "wander", from latin vagari "wander".
Examples:
- The vagrant was seen begging for money on the street.
- The vagrant was given food and shelter by the charitable organization.
- The vagrant was a former musician who had fallen on hard times.
- The vagrant was a transient worker who moved from place to place.
- The vagrant was a drifter who had no family or friends.