Thesaurus: gypsy

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1. n. 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.
2. n. The language used by the gypsies.
3. n. A dark-complexioned person.
4. n. A cunning or crafty person
5. a. Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.
6. v. i. To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods.
7. n. 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)
8. n. the Indic language of the Romani
9. n. a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
10. n. a person who resembles a Romani in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life
11. 1. 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. Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. Shak. 2. The language used by the gypsies. Shak. 3. A dark-complexioned person. Shak. 4. A cunning or crafty person [Collog.] Prior. Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies. Gypsy hat, a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually of straw or felt. -- Gypsy winch, a small winch, which may be operated by a crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down. To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly. Gyp"sy*ing, vb. n.
12. Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies. Gypsy hat, a woman'sor child's broad-brimmed hat, usually of straw or felt.-- Gypsy winch, a small winch, which may be operated by a crank, orby a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down.