gypsy (n.)

  1. a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; itinerant traders

    [ Syn: itinerant , gipsy ]

  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)

    [ Syn: gypsy , gipsy , romany , rommany , romani , roma , bohemian ]

  3. the Indic language of the Gypsies

    [ Syn: romany , gypsy ]

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