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
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Outcast as a verb:
To cast out; to banish.
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Outcast as an adjective:
That has been cast out; banished, ostracized.
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Outcast as a noun:
One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah.
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Outcast as a noun (Scotland):
A quarrel.
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Outcast as a noun:
The amount of increase in bulk of grain in malting.
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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."
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Vagrant as a noun (biology, especially, ornithology):
An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.
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Vagrant as an adjective:
Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled.
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Vagrant as an adjective:
Wandering from place to place without any settled habitation.
Examples:
"a vagrant beggar"