Vagabond, Vagrant

VAGABOND - One who wanders about idly, who has no certain dwelling.

VAGRANT - Generally by the word vagrant is understood a person who lives idly without any settled home; but this definition is much enlarged by some statutes, and it includes those who refuse to work, or go about begging.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.