The difference between Tramp and Vagrant

When used as nouns, tramp means a homeless person, whereas vagrant means a person without a home.


Tramp is also verb with the meaning: to walk with heavy footsteps.

Vagrant is also adjective with the meaning: moving without certain direction.

check bellow for the other definitions of Tramp and Vagrant

  1. Tramp as a noun (sometimes, pejorative):

    A homeless person; a vagabond.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bum hobo vagabond"

  2. Tramp as a noun (pejorative):

    A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.

    Examples:

    "I can't believe you'd let yourself be seen with that tramp."

    "Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend."

  3. Tramp as a noun:

    Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.

    Examples:

    "see [[Wikipedia:tramp steamer]]"

  4. Tramp as a noun (Australia, New Zealand):

    A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bushwalk hike ramble trek"

  5. Tramp as a noun:

    , especially a very small one.

  6. Tramp as a noun:

    Of objects, stray and intrusive and unwanted

  1. Tramp as a verb:

    To walk with heavy footsteps.

  2. Tramp as a verb:

    To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).

    Examples:

    "We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again."

  3. Tramp as a verb:

    To hitchhike.

  4. Tramp as a verb (transitive):

    To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

  5. Tramp as a verb (transitive):

    To travel or wander through.

    Examples:

    "to tramp the country"

  6. Tramp as a verb (transitive, Scotland):

    To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Jamieson"

  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"