The difference between Vagabond and Vagrant

When used as nouns, vagabond means a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time, whereas vagrant means a person without a home.

When used as adjectives, vagabond means floating about without any certain direction, whereas vagrant means moving without certain direction.


Vagabond is also verb with the meaning: to roam, as a vagabond.

check bellow for the other definitions of Vagabond and Vagrant

  1. Vagabond as a noun:

    A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.

  2. Vagabond as a noun:

    One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a hobo.

  1. Vagabond as a verb:

    To roam, as a vagabond

  1. Vagabond as an adjective:

    Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.

  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"