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noun

ˈjip-sē How to pronounce gypsy (audio)
Definition of gypsynext
as in traveller
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination a guitar-toting gypsy, the folk singer tours the country in an endless round of one-night gigs

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gypsy

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verb

as in to vagabond

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gypsy
  1. vagabond
  2. nomad
  3. tramp
  4. traveler
  5. drifter
Verb
  • As a vagabonding aviator, Zdarsky flew his trike around Joshua Tree and Death Valley, and even over 14,505-foot-tall Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada range, nearly freezing himself in the process.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Providing different perspectives are a vagabonding Swedish artist and his British wife as well as an Aboriginal wrangler called Billy, whose skill as a cricket batsman has blighted his connection to his family traditions.
    Alida Becker, New York Times, 5 May 2023
Definition of vagabond
Noun
  • The lake provided ample access to water, as well as birds, mammals, and amphibians the nomads could eat.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2024
  • The intact burial found beneath the Treasury provides rare insight into the lives of the Nabataeans, ancient Arabian nomads whose desert kingdom thrived during fourth century BC to AD 106, Creasman said.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of nomad
Verb
  • The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel Stadium recently.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The three of us tramped through stands of alder and shafts of sunlight.
    Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of tramp
Noun
  • And for those travelers, the Italian capital city is an especially exciting destination — all roads lead to Rome, especially for food lovers.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Southwest Airlines adds daily service to Baltimore, Orlando Those aren’t the only new opportunities for air travelers in the Sacramento area.
    Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of traveler
Noun
  • Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee The 32-track magnum opus from the glamorous alter-ego of Canadian musician Patrick Flegel hit the scene like some old movie where a mysterious drifter shows up with their guitar to breathe new life into a sleepy town.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Patriarch Royal Abbott has a lot to deal with from the very first episode with the arrival of a nefarious drifter named Autumn and a fight between Royal’s son Perry and Trevor Tillerson that escalates into murder.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Definition of drifter
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