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GYPSY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Indic language of the Gypsies
Synonyms:
Gypsy; Romany
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Gypsy" is a kind of...):
Sanskrit; Sanskritic language ((Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life
Synonyms:
gipsy; gypsy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gypsy" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Bohemian; Gipsy; Gypsy; Roma; Romani; Romany; Rommany
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Gypsy" is a kind of...):
Indian (a native or inhabitant of India)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Gypsy"):
gitana (a Spanish female Gypsy)
gitano (a Spanish male Gypsy)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
Example:
itinerant traders
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gypsy" is a kind of...):
jack; laborer; labourer; manual laborer (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gypsy"):
swagger; swaggie; swagman (an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work)
tinker (formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living)
Context examples:
We have found traces which show that a party of gypsies encamped on Monday night within a mile of the spot where the murder took place.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"When the time comes we shall have gypsies on all sides."
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Now, presuming that there was some understanding between Simpson and these gypsies, might he not have been leading the horse to them when he was overtaken, and may they not have him now?
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The gypsies may not have known the language, but there was no mistaking the tone, in whatever tongue the words were spoken.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
But from that morning he has disappeared, and although a large reward has been offered, and all the gypsies of Dartmoor are on the alert, no news has come of him.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Outlined against the snow as they were, I could see from the men's clothes that they were peasants or gypsies of some kind.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
By this time the gypsies, seeing themselves covered by the Winchesters, and at the mercy of Lord Godalming and Dr. Seward, had given in and made no resistance.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The leader of the gypsies, a splendid-looking fellow who sat his horse like a centaur, waved them back, and in a fierce voice gave to his companions some word to proceed.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Seeing the quick movement of our parties, the leader of the gypsies gave a command; his men instantly formed round the cart in a sort of undisciplined endeavour, each one shouldering and pushing the other in his eagerness to carry out the order.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
All the time I had been breathlessly watching Jonathan I had, with the tail of my eye, seen him pressing desperately forward, and had seen the knives of the gypsies flash as he won a way through them, and they cut at him.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
