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Noun: gipsy  jip-see
  1. A labourer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
    "gipsy traders";
    - itinerant, gypsy
     
  2. A person who resembles a Romani in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life
    "They lived like gipsies, moving from place to place in their camper van";
    - gypsy
Noun: Gipsy  jip-see
  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)
    "The Gipsy family maintained their traditional customs despite settling in the city";
    - Gypsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian, traveller [Brit]

Derived forms: Gipsies, gipsies

Type of: actor, doer, Indian, jack, laborer [US], labourer [Brit, Cdn], manual laborer [US], manual labourer [Brit, Cdn], worker

Encyclopedia: Gipsy, Missouri