English noun: gipsy |
1. | gipsy (person) a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment |
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| Samples | Itinerant traders.
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| Synonyms | gypsy, itinerant |
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| Broader (hypernym) | jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | swagger, swaggie, swagman, tinker |
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2. | Gipsy (person) 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) |
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| Synonyms | Bohemian, Gypsy, Roma, Romani, Romany, Rommany |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Indian |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | gitana, gitano |
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