vagrants
/ˈveɪɡrənts/
NOUN
1. People who wander from place to place
People who move from place to place without a fixed destination or permanent residence; nomads or wanderers.
1.1. Wanderers without a settled home
People who travel or move from one place to another without maintaining a permanent home or settled residence.
Synonyms
- drifters
- roamers
- vagabonds
- hoboes
- hobos
- tramps
- transients
Examples
- The city implemented programs to provide support and resources for homeless vagrants.
- Urban areas often grapple with the challenge of addressing the needs of vagrants living on the streets.
Related Words
NOUN
2. People without settled employment or habitation
People who lack permanent housing or regular employment and may support themselves through begging or dishonest means; tramps or vagabonds.
2.1. Homeless and impoverished people
People who lack stable housing and financial resources, often depending on begging, temporary shelter, or assistance from others to survive.
Synonyms
- beggars
- bums
- derelicts
- down-and-outers
- down-and-outs
- indigents
- mendicants
- panhandlers
- paupers
- ragamuffins
- waifs
- bindle stiffs
- swaggies
- swagmen
- urchins
Examples
- Local charities worked tirelessly to offer shelter and assistance to the community's most vulnerable vagrants.
- Residents of the neighborhood expressed concern about the increasing number of vagrants in public spaces.
- The community came together to organize a winter shelter for the vagrants facing harsh weather conditions.
Related Words
- gamines
- drones
- idlers
- loafers
- malingerers
- do-nothings
- dodgers
- goldbricks
- good-for-nothings
- lazybones
- no-accounts
- no-goodniks
- no-goods
- shirkers
- slackers
- slouches
- sluggards
- slugs
- stiffs
- sundowners