vagrant.

1. Wandering or moving without a settled course, destination, or home.

2. A person described as lacking a settled home or livelihood and moving from place to place.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• vagrant thoughts
• a vagrant breeze

On the page

Vagrant thoughts followed the rhythm of the train rather than the letter in her lap.

A vagrant breeze moved the curtain after the hotter wind had fallen.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Descriptive adjective; degree comparison only where natural. Noun singular vagrant; plural vagrants. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.