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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries放浪者
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hōrōsha
"彼は放浪者のように各地を旅した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or fixed employment.
"He chose to live the life of a vagabond, traveling across continents with only a backpack."
- 1
Characteristic of a wanderer; unsettled or transient.
"They spent years leading a vagabond existence before finally settling down in a small coastal town."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'vagabundus', stemming from 'vagari', meaning to wander or roam. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially carrying a legal and pejorative connotation regarding idle vagrants before shifting to romanticized notions of nomadic travel.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vagabond" is said worldwide
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vagabond
Transliteration: va-ga-bɔ̃
"Il mène une vie de vagabond à travers le monde."
Vagabund
Transliteration: va.ɡaˈbʊnt
"Der Vagabond zog ohne festen Wohnsitz durch das Land."
vagabondo
Transliteration: va.ɡaˈbɔn.do
"Visse come un vagabondo per molti anni."
vagabundo
Transliteration: ba.ɣaˈβun.do
"El vagabundo caminaba sin rumbo fijo por la ciudad."
vagabundo
Transliteration: va.ɡaˈbũ.du
"Ele adotou um estilo de vida vagabundo, viajando leve."
घुमक्कड़
Transliteration: ghumaḳkaṛ
"वह एक घुमक्कड़ की तरह दुनिया भर में घूमता है।"
流浪者
Transliteration: liú làng zhě
"他过着流浪者的生活，四海为家。"
방랑자
Transliteration: bangnangja
"그는 방랑자처럼 세계를 여행했다."
放浪者
Transliteration: hōrōsha
"彼は放浪者のように各地を旅した。"
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