gypsy

[US]/'dʒipsi/
[UK]/ˈdʒɪpsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a member of a traveling people traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling
adj. resembling or characteristic of Gypsies; unlicensed
vi. to wander

Phrases & Collocations

gypsy moth

Example Sentences

Gypsy moths harm foliage.

groups of gypsies still dwell in these caves.

She has pure gypsy blood in her veins.

I had my fortune told by Gypsy Rose at the fair.

they tied up at Water Gypsy's permanent moorings.

Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles.

why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless gypsy like me?.

These are contemporary " Gypsy " , will cantonment the car says for " circus wagon " .

local authorities have a duty to provide adequate sites for gypsies ‘residing in or resorting to ’their areas.

and was joined by members of gypsy punks Gogol Bordello for a crazed hoedown version of "La Isla Bonita."

In the historical nazi system, the bottom of the race hierarchy was held by the jews, the gypsies, and the alleged mental defectives.

Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles that are pulled by horses.

They share sequence homology and show sequence similarity 89.1% and 70.1% to the LTR of rice retrotransposon RIRE8, respectively.SLTR1 and SLTR2 are of gypsy retrotransposons of rice.

Real-world Examples

Were there gypsies in the plantation at the time?

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

My grandparents were gypsies. Really? Yeah.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

I know the kind, he's like those cousin gypsies.

Source: Villains' Tea Party

But what, then, did the gypsies do?

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

This summer, the government in Madrid reintroduced controls on Romanian immigrants. And France has sought to deport Romanian gypsies.

Source: The Economist - International

Was it really so special, so exotic, to see Gypsies working?

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Yeah, I don't think we should be trusting Gypsy technology.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

The gypsies help hide the children from a search party of wights.

Source: Three-Minute Book Report

'No, I have not. It must be those wretched gypsies in the plantation.'

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

On their way to London, the children encounter a traveling group of gypsies.

Source: Three-Minute Book Report

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