vagrant vs wandering

vagrant

adj
  • Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled. 

  • Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation. 

  • Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering. 

noun
  • An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range. 

  • Vagrans egista, a widely distributed Asian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 

  • A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond. 

wandering

adj
  • Which wanders; travelling from place to place. 

  • Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions. 

noun
  • Disordered speech or delirium. 

  • Irregular turning of the eyes. 

  • Aimless thought. 

  • Travelling without preset route; roaming. 

  • Straying from a desired path. 

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