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
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Tramp as a noun (sometimes, pejorative):
A homeless person; a vagabond.
Examples:
"synonyms: bum hobo vagabond"
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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."
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Tramp as a noun:
Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
Examples:
"see [[Wikipedia:tramp steamer]]"
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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"
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Tramp as a noun:
, especially a very small one.
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Tramp as a noun:
Of objects, stray and intrusive and unwanted
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Tramp as a verb:
To walk with heavy footsteps.
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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."
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Tramp as a verb:
To hitchhike.
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Tramp as a verb (transitive):
To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
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Tramp as a verb (transitive):
To travel or wander through.
Examples:
"to tramp the country"
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Tramp as a verb (transitive, Scotland):
To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
Examples:
"rfquotek Jamieson"
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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"