-bundus

characterized by

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A wandering adult with a small worn backpack walks an unfamiliar country road without settled home, dignified expression and practical clothes, no caricature or begging stereotype.

noun / adjective

vagabond

VAG-uh-bahnd/ˈvæɡəbɑːnd/

A person who wanders without a settled home, or that way of life.

Etymology

vagaLatinto wander

+bondLatincharacterized by

The pieces describe someone characterized by wandering. Applied to a person, this meant someone moving from place to place without a settled home, not necessarily with the disapproval the word later acquired.

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