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Definitions for Gypsy

[1] a member of a nomadic, Caucasoid people of generally swarthy complexion, who migrated originally from India, settling in various parts of Asia, Europe, and, most recently, North America.
[2] Romany; the language of the Gypsies.
[3] (lowercase ) a person held to resemble a gypsy, especially in physical characteristics or in a traditionally ascribed freedom or inclination to move from place to place.
[4] (lowercase ) Informal . gypsy cab.
[5] (lowercase ) Informal . an independent, usually nonunion trucker, hauler, operator, etc.
[6] (lowercase ) Slang . a chorus dancer, especially in the Broadway theater.
[7] (lowercase ) gyp1(def 4) .
[8] of or relating to the Gypsies.
[9] (lowercase ) Informal . working independently or without a license: gypsy truckers.
[10] a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies. They migrated from NW India from about the 9th century onwards (as modifier ) a Gypsy fortune-teller
[11] the language of the Gypsies; Romany
[12] a person who looks or behaves like a Gypsy

Words related to Gypsy

nomad, bohemian, vagrant, sharper, roamer, tzigane, zingara, zingaro

Origin of Gypsy

1505–15; back formation of gipcyan, aphetic variant of Egyptian, from a belief that Gypsies came originally from Egypt

Other words from Gypsy

gyp·sy·dom , noun
gyp·sy·esque , gyp·sy·ish , gyp·sy·like , gyp·se·ian , adjective
gyp·sy·hood , noun
gyp·sy·ism , noun
non-Gyp·sy , noun, plural non-Gyp·sies.

Word origin for Gypsy

C16: from Egyptian , since they were thought to have come originally from Egypt

Synonyms for Gypsy

bohemian, nomad, roamer, sharper, vagrant, tzigane, zingara, zingaro