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gypsy

/ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gypsy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment.
    itinerant traders
  2. A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America).
  3. A person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life.

Origin

See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.

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