Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A migratory bird.
- noun A person who moves from place to place frequently.
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- noun A
migratory bird, especially apassage migrant . - noun figuratively Someone passing through; an
itinerant .
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- noun any bird that migrates seasonally
- noun someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
Etymologies
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After Middle French oiseau de passage.
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cosmican commented on the word bird of passage
A person who travels from one place to another, or hops from one job, etc. to another
November 20, 2007