idle and disorderly person

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• rogue — /rowg/ An idle and disorderly person; a trickster; a wandering beggar; a vagrant or vagabond; a scoundrel. 4 Bl.Comm. 169 …   Black's law dictionary

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• vagabond — vagabond, vagrant, truant, tramp, bum, hobo mean a person who wanders at will or as a habit. Vagabond may apply to a homeless wanderer lacking visible means of support {apprehend all nightwalkers . . . vagabonds and disorderly persons… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms