1. vagabond

anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

Example Sentences:
'pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea'

2. drifter, floater, vagabond, vagrant

a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

• drifter
• floater
• vagrant

3. cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

Example Sentences:
'The gypsies roamed the woods'
'roving vagabonds'
'the wandering Jew'
'The cattle roam across the prairie'
'the laborers drift from one town to the next'
'They rolled from town to town'

• cast
• drift
• ramble
• range
• roam
• roll
• rove
• stray
• swan
• tramp
• wander

4. rootless, vagabond

wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community

Example Sentences:
'led a vagabond life'
'a rootless wanderer'

• rootless

5. aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant

continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

Example Sentences:
'a drifting double-dealer'
'the floating population'
'vagrant hippies of the sixties'

• aimless
• drifting
• floating
• vagrant