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bum vs vagrant

vagrant vs bum

bum and vagrant both are nouns.

bum and vagrant both are adjectives.

bum is a verb but vagrant is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bum Yes Yes Yes No
vagrant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, vagrant is a hypernym of bum; that is, vagrant is a word with a broader meaning than bum:
  • bum: a vagrant
  • vagrant: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
Other hypernyms of bum include clochard, drifter, floater, vagabond.
bum (noun) vagrant (noun)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
a vagrant
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
person who does no work
bum (adjective) vagrant (adjective)
of very poor quality; flimsy continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
bum (verb) vagrant (verb)
ask for and get free; be a parasite
be lazy or idle
Difference between bum and vagrant

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