The Clue
Vagrant (8 letter answer)
The Answer
DERELICT
Tags
Notes
The answer DERELICT is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Abandoned
Negligent
Remiss
Definition
DERELICT as a noun:
1. a person unable to support himself
2. (abandoned ship, derelict) = a ship abandoned on the high seas
DERELICT as an adjective:
1. (creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone) = worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
2. (abandoned, derelict) = forsaken by owner or keeper ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
3. (derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss) = failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
4. (bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down) = in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"