gipsy
vi . 流浪
流浪
gipsy n 1 :
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment ; "
itinerant traders " [
synonym : {
itinerant }, {
gypsy },
{
gipsy }]
2 :
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 ) [
synonym :
{
Gypsy }, {
Gipsy }, {
Romany }, {
Rommany }, {
Romani }, {
Roma },
{
Bohemian }]
Gipsy \
Gip "
sy \ (
j [
i ^]
p "
s [
y ^]),
n . &
a .
See {
Gypsy }.
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1913 Webster ]
Gypsy \
Gyp "
sy \ (
j [
i ^]
p "
s [
y ^]),
n .;
pl . {
Gypsies }
(
j [
i ^]
p "
s [
i ^]
z ). [
OE .
Gypcyan ,
F . ['
e ]
gyptien Egyptian ,
gypsy ,
L .
Aegyptius .
See {
Egyptian }.] [
Also spelled {
gipsy }
and {
gypsey }.]
1 .
One of a vagabond race ,
whose tribes ,
coming originally from India ,
entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century ,
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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Like a right gypsy ,
hath ,
at fast and loose ,
Beguiled me to the very heart of loss . --
Shak .
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2 .
The language used by the gypsies .
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3 .
A dark -
complexioned person . --
Shak .
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4 .
A cunning or crafty person . [
Colloq .] --
Prior .
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1913 Webster ]
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