vagrant /ˈveɪɡɹənt/noun 4adjective 3forms 3 noun4 •A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighbourhood begging for food. •(old-fashioned) A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer. •An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range. •Any member of the species Vagrans egista of widely distributed Asian butteflies of the family Nymphalidae. adjective3 •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. •(figurative) Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.While leading this vagrant and miserable life, Johnson fell in love. — 1856 formsvagrants · more vagrant · most vagrant