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1. A labourer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
   "gypsy traders";
   - itinerant, gipsy
    
2. A person who resembles a Romani in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life
   - gipsy

1. The Indic language of the Romani
   - Romany, Romany language, Gypsy language
    
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)
   - Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian, traveller [Brit]

Derived forms: Gypsies, gypsies

Type of: Indian, individual, jack, laborer [US], labourer [Brit, Cdn], manual laborer [US], manual labourer [Brit, Cdn], mortal, person, Sanskrit, Sanskrit language, Sanskritic language, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Gypsy, Louisiana