The difference between Outcast and Vagrant

When used as nouns, outcast means one that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah, whereas vagrant means a person without a home.

When used as adjectives, outcast means that has been cast out, whereas vagrant means moving without certain direction.


Outcast is also verb with the meaning: to cast out.

check bellow for the other definitions of Outcast and Vagrant

  1. Outcast as a verb:

    To cast out; to banish.

  1. Outcast as an adjective:

    That has been cast out; banished, ostracized.

  1. Outcast as a noun:

    One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah.

  2. Outcast as a noun (Scotland):

    A quarrel.

  3. Outcast as a noun:

    The amount of increase in bulk of grain in malting.

  1. Vagrant as a noun:

    A person without a home; a wanderer.

    Examples:

    "Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighborhood begging for food."

  2. Vagrant as a noun (biology, especially, ornithology):

    An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.

  1. Vagrant as an adjective:

    Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled.

  2. Vagrant as an adjective:

    Wandering from place to place without any settled habitation.

    Examples:

    "a vagrant beggar"