Gypsy
Gypsy (jip"sy) , noun
[Old English Gypcyan, French égyptien Egyptian, gypsy, Latin Aegyptius. See Egyptian.]
1.
One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Compare Bohemian, Romany.
Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose,
Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.
2.
The language used by the gypsies.
3.
A dark-complexioned person. — Shakespeare
4.
A cunning or crafty person. [Colloquial] — Prior
Gypsy , adjective
Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.
Collocations (2)
Gypsy hat , a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually of straw or felt.
Gypsy winch , a small winch, which may be operated by a crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down.
Gypsy (jip"sy) , intransitive verb
To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. [Mostly]