Scatterling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scatterling is a noun meaning (obsolete) One who has no fixed residence; a vagabond.
Meaning
(obsolete) One who has no fixed residence; a vagabond.
Example Sentences
But ah! her fatal vengeance Struck to my heart. A banished scatterling I wandered on the earth.
He is surrounded by the sound, the sound / Cattle in the marketplace / Scatterlings and orphanages
Long time in peace his realm establishd, / Yet oft annoyd with sundry bordragings / Of neighbour Scots, and forrein scatterlings.
Word Forms
- scatterlings
Synonyms for scatterling
Depending on context, synonyms include stiff, casual, clochard, derelict, dero, down-and-out.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vagabond, straggler, vagabondry, vagrancy, wandering, solivagant.
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