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Vagabond vs Bohemian - What's the difference?

vagabond | bohemian |

As nouns the difference between vagabond and bohemian

is that vagabond is a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time while bohemian is an unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer.

As adjectives the difference between vagabond and bohemian

is that vagabond is floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro while bohemian is unconventional, especially in habit or dress.

As a verb vagabond

is to roam, as a vagabond.

vagabond

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
  • One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a hobo.
  • * Bible, Genesis iv. 12
    • A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Hypernyms

    * person

    Related terms

    * extravagant

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To roam, as a vagabond

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.
  • * Milton
    • To heaven their prayers / Flew up, nor missed the way, by envious winds / Blown vagabond or frustrate.
  • * 1959 , Jack London, The Star Rover
    • Truly, the worships of the Mystery wandered as did men, and between filchings and borrowings the gods had as vagabond a time of it as did we.
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    bohemian

    English

    (wikipedia bohemian)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unconventional, especially in habit or dress.
    • Please tell me you're not one of Toulouse's oh-so-talented, charmingly bohemian , tragically impoverished protégés!'' -

    See also

    * bohemium