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Antonyms for vagabonds

Grammar : Noun
Spell : vag-uh-bond
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæg əˌbɒnd


Definition of vagabonds

Origin :
  • early 15c. (earlier vacabond, c.1400), from Middle French vagabonde, from Late Latin vagabundus "wandering, strolling about," from Latin vagari "wander" (from vagus "wandering, undecided;" see vague) + gerundive suffix -bundus. The noun is first recorded c.1400, earlier wagabund (c.1300).
  • noun person who leads an unsettled life; traveler
Example sentences :
  • I do not hold diplomatic relations with thieves and vagabonds.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • His own people, whom he employs, are buying it up, and the vagabonds pocket the whole.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • The Anarchists were a mere herd of vagabonds and thieves, said he.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • And now that I've found you we'll just be vagabonds together.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • And if they went away on foot, would they not be stopped and detained as vagabonds?
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • The race of these vagabonds is found in every part of Europe.
  • Extract from : « A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies » by John Hoyland
  • Evidently it was no disadvantage here to be the greatest of vagabonds.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • In spite of it the sergeant hailed him gruffly: "Are you the leader of this troop of vagabonds?"
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • And my friend the courier was not so far astray when he called us vagabonds!
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • The brute these two vagabonds had tamed had entered on its service while Heyst and Lena were away.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

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