Gypsy > define
noun
- A laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment.
- usage: "itinerant traders"
- 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.
- The Indic language of the Gypsies.
- synonyms: Romany
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (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.
- (n.) A cunning or crafty person.
- (n.) A dark-complexioned person.
- (v.i.) To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods.
- (a.) Pertaining to or suitable for, gypsies.
- (n.) The language used by the gypsies.
- Alternative of Gipsy, moth.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Gypsy is a feminine given name
- Name Meaning: Means simply "Gypsy" from the English word for the nomadic people who originated in northern India
- Name Origin: English