Gypsy

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A member of a people that arrived in Europe in migrations from northern India around the 14th century, now also living in North America and Australia. Many Gypsy groups have preserved elements of their traditional culture, including an itinerant existence and the Romany language.
2. n. See Romany.
3. n. One inclined to a nomadic, unconventional way of life.
4. n. A person who moves from place to place as required for employment, especially:
5. n. A part-time or temporary member of a college faculty.
6. n. A member of the chorus line in a theater production.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. etc. See Gipsy, etc.

Wiktionary

1. n. A member of the Romani people, or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).
2. n. A member of other nomadic peoples, not only of the Romani people; a traveller. alternative spelling of gypsy.
3. n. rare The language Romani.
4. adj. Of or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc).

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. bohemian, Romany.
2. n. The language used by the gypsies.
3. n. A dark-complexioned person.
4. n. colloq. A cunning or crafty person.
5. adj. Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.
6. v. To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
2. n. the Indic language of the Gypsies
3. n. 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)