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A vagabond travels from place to place with no fixed home, often by choice rather than circumstance.

means A person who roams from place to place with no fixed home, often by inclination rather than misfortune.

from From Latin vagari, 'to wander,' via Old French vagabond — the root vagus ('wandering, undefined') also gives us 'vague.' It entered English in the 14th century already carrying a faint whiff of judgment: the law books used it for wanderers without visible means of support, half description, half accusation.

origin
latin vagari, to wander aimlessly
old meaning
legally classified as a criminal class
vibe shift
once an insult, now a travel aesthetic
key trait
movement without destination as the point
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