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gypsy

/ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/noun2 syllables

Gypsy means: 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).

Synonyms for gypsy12

noun, as in 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)

Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian

noun, as in the Indic language of the Romani

Romany, Romany language, Gypsy language

noun, as in a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

itinerant, gipsy

noun, as in a person who resembles a Romani in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life

gipsy

also used for gypsy

gyre, gyp, gip

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What does gypsy mean?4

noun

1

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)

2

the Indic language of the Romani

3

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment“itinerant traders”

4

a person who resembles a Romani in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Gypsy in a sentence

  • One gypsy family with their caravan was encamped.miflhanc
  • He's totally in love with that gypsy girl.unknown
  • Gypsy culture is very centered on the family.sangelo
  • She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.unknown
  • He had no friends at all save the wandering gypsies.Hybrid
  • This novel presents a very romantic account of Gypsy vagabonds.zipangu
  • Whether Jacinto is a gypsy or not is irrelevant.sangelo
  • The old gypsy moved her hand over the crystal ball and, peering inside, beheld my future.darinmex

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Forms of gypsy

as a noun

plural
gypsies