vagrant
nounUK /ˈveɪ.ɡrənt/
US /ˈveɪ.ɡrənt/
A person who has no home and moves from place to place.
The kind woman gave the vagrant a warm meal and a blanket.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Wandering or moving from place to place without a fixed home.
A vagrant wind carried the leaves across the empty field.
3. In law, a person who lives without a settled home or visible means of support.
The old statute punished vagrants who slept in public parks.
4. Straying or roaming freely, often used of animals or thoughts.
Vagrant thoughts drifted through her mind as she stared at the sea.