1. (n.)Gypsy a member of a traditionally itinerant people, orig. of N India, now residing mostly in permanent communities in many countries of the world.
7. Gypsy (l.c.) Informal.working independently or without a license: gypsy truckers.
Etymology: (1505–15; back formation from gipcyan, aph. var. of Egyptian , from the belief that Gypsies came orig. from Egypt)
Definition of 'gypsy'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)itinerant, gypsy, gipsy a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment "itinerant traders"
2. (noun)Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian a member of a people with darkskin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonalwork and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northernIndia but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
3. (noun)Romany, Gypsy the Indiclanguage of the Gypsies
Definition of 'gypsy'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)gypsy pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies
2. (noun)gypsy one of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany
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