Bible Dictionary

Vagabond

From Lat. vagabundus, “a wanderer,” “a fugitive;” not used opprobriously (Gen. 4:12, R.V., “wanderer;” Ps. 109:10; Acts 19:13, R.V., “strolling”).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

From Lat. vagabundus, “a wanderer,” “a fugitive;” not used opprobriously (Gen. 4:12, R.V., “wanderer;” Ps. 109:10; Acts 19:13, R.V., “strolling”).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

VAG'ABOND (from the Latin vagabundus) means a fugitive, a wanderer, and is so used in the A.V., but not opprobriously, as we now use the word. Gen 4:12; Ps 109:10; Acts 19:13.