gypsy
gypsy is a 5-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, adjective, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- noun. The language used by the gypsies.
- noun. A dark-complexioned person.
- noun. A cunning or crafty person
- adjective. Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.
- intransitive verb. To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods.
- noun. the Indic language of the Gypsies
- noun. 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)
- noun. a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
"itinerant traders"
Synonyms
romany, bohemian, gipsy, roma, romani, rommany, itinerant
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