Definition of gypsy in English:

gypsy

(also gipsy)

nounPlural gypsiesˈdʒɪpsiˈdʒɪpsi

1A member of a travelling people traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling. Gypsies speak a language (Romany) that is related to Hindi and are believed to have originated in South Asia.
Example sentencesExamples
- The long skirt billowed out from the cool breeze that wafted through the trees and down the path the gypsies were traveling upon.
- Ten percent of the population of the new member states are Roma gypsies, who have a long history of marginalisation and persecution.
- Germans believe that they got this tradition from the gypsies who came from the Indian sub-continent in the days of yore.
- There was a small section in the museum to talk about other groups who were persecuted, including gay men, gypsies, trade unionists and communists.
- Romania's new minorities included substantial communities of Ukrainians, Bulgarians, gypsies, Germans, Hungarians, Tartars, Turks, and Jews.
- She argued the English Romany gypsies would be incompatible at the Thingley site with Irish travellers already there.
- Presumably, the itinerant musicians and gypsies carried this instrument in their wanderings across the continents of Asia and Europe, giving rise to a variety of instruments that are similar in nature.
- Many planners believe the current problems stem from the removal in the mid-1990s by John Major's government of the statutory duty on county and unitary councils to provide sites for gypsies and travellers.
- He was a political and social activist who devoted twenty years of his life to regaining the rights of gypsies and became a member of the gypsy community.
- The history of Romany gipsies and Irish travellers in Yorkshire is a long and turbulent one - and conflict with locals and the authorities is nothing new.
- Around 600,000 gypsies are believed to have died at the hands of the Nazis.
- After he said it, Brown was immediately angry with himself, for he truly wished to speak with the gypsies.
- But then, with the growing interest in gypsies, and in fortune-telling, many gypsies stopped travelling to become showmen.
- The village was small and away from any other, larger villages or towns, so the only travellers it saw where gypsies and a few wide-ranging traders.
- He had a cardiac arrest after speaking at a rally for the gypsy and traveler community in Basildon, Essex.
- The 56 itinerants, who say they are traditional Romany gipsies, bought a three-acre field.
- They were a gift given to him by a traveling gypsy when he visited his father's castle.
- Recognizing the traveler the young gypsy dropped down in front of him.
- Many Romany gypsies and Irish travellers have since been unable to find suitable sites and have occupied land without planning permission.
- General interest in the practice of disposing of the dead by cremation, which was already established amongst groups such as gypsies who believed that the dead and their worldly goods should be burned, grew in the 19th cent.
- As a Briton, I am ashamed of the way we treat gypsies and travellers.
Synonyms
romany, rom, chal, chai, gitano, gitana, tzigane, zingaro, zigeuner, zingana, didicoi
2A nomadic or free-spirited person.
〈非正式〉流浪者；心灵自由者
why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless gypsy like me?
她为什么要选择和我这么一个一文不名的流浪者一起游荡世界呢？
Example sentencesExamples
- Depending upon the circumstances, a gypsy may retain his nomadic habit of life even though he is not travelling for the time being.
- It's why I have no difficulty with Carmen: even if I was not free, I understood her because I have a gypsy, nomadic side.
- He felt a certain sense of dread slowly creep over him as he watched her move to sit with another group of the nomadic gypsies.
Synonyms
romany, rom, chal, chai, gitano, gitana, tzigane, zingaro, zigeuner, zingana, didicoi

Derivatives

gypsyish

adjective

What results is a continent of gypsyish blues, punctuated by eclectic folk influences.
Example sentencesExamples
- He blew a gypsyish tangle of dark hair from his eyes and picked up his fag from where it was perched.
- She's the boarding school beauty famed for her gypsyish looks.
- The band is influenced by Balkan gypsyish sounds.
- He's a good actor but where are the dark, brooding, gypsyish good looks?
- From its enigmatic double-stopped opening, her tone was rich and chocolatey, with a dark, somewhat reedy or woody quality that had a little Jascha coloring, something gypsyish, in it.
- If the skirt is more casual or gypsyish, then flats are definitely the way to go.
- Their nomadic trait has led to the adjective gypsyish, for a person who may look like a gypsy or may be a wanderer.
- Their gypsyish zestfulness is worlds away from the strictly commercial glamour of the world of pop music: but their own glamour is all the more potent since it is the product of personality rather than publicity.
- From his gypsyish complexion, the boy was thought to be Welsh.

Origin

Mid 16th century: originally gipcyan, short for Egyptian (because Gypsies were popularly supposed to have come from Egypt).

Definition of gypsy in US English:

gypsy

(also gipsy)

nounˈjipsēˈdʒɪpsi

1A member of a traveling people traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling. Gypsies speak a language (Romany) that is related to Hindi and are believed to have originated in South Asia.
Example sentencesExamples
- The village was small and away from any other, larger villages or towns, so the only travellers it saw where gypsies and a few wide-ranging traders.
- The long skirt billowed out from the cool breeze that wafted through the trees and down the path the gypsies were traveling upon.
- Many Romany gypsies and Irish travellers have since been unable to find suitable sites and have occupied land without planning permission.
- Many planners believe the current problems stem from the removal in the mid-1990s by John Major's government of the statutory duty on county and unitary councils to provide sites for gypsies and travellers.
- But then, with the growing interest in gypsies, and in fortune-telling, many gypsies stopped travelling to become showmen.
- Ten percent of the population of the new member states are Roma gypsies, who have a long history of marginalisation and persecution.
- There was a small section in the museum to talk about other groups who were persecuted, including gay men, gypsies, trade unionists and communists.
- Germans believe that they got this tradition from the gypsies who came from the Indian sub-continent in the days of yore.
- The history of Romany gipsies and Irish travellers in Yorkshire is a long and turbulent one - and conflict with locals and the authorities is nothing new.
- Recognizing the traveler the young gypsy dropped down in front of him.
- As a Briton, I am ashamed of the way we treat gypsies and travellers.
- The 56 itinerants, who say they are traditional Romany gipsies, bought a three-acre field.
- He had a cardiac arrest after speaking at a rally for the gypsy and traveler community in Basildon, Essex.
- Romania's new minorities included substantial communities of Ukrainians, Bulgarians, gypsies, Germans, Hungarians, Tartars, Turks, and Jews.
- Presumably, the itinerant musicians and gypsies carried this instrument in their wanderings across the continents of Asia and Europe, giving rise to a variety of instruments that are similar in nature.
- General interest in the practice of disposing of the dead by cremation, which was already established amongst groups such as gypsies who believed that the dead and their worldly goods should be burned, grew in the 19th cent.
- He was a political and social activist who devoted twenty years of his life to regaining the rights of gypsies and became a member of the gypsy community.
- They were a gift given to him by a traveling gypsy when he visited his father's castle.
- She argued the English Romany gypsies would be incompatible at the Thingley site with Irish travellers already there.
- Around 600,000 gypsies are believed to have died at the hands of the Nazis.
- After he said it, Brown was immediately angry with himself, for he truly wished to speak with the gypsies.
Synonyms
romany, rom, chal, chai, gitano, gitana, tzigane, zingaro, zigeuner, zingana, didicoi
1. 1.1 The language of the gypsies; Romany.
2A nomadic or free-spirited person.
〈非正式〉流浪者；心灵自由者
Example sentencesExamples
- Depending upon the circumstances, a gypsy may retain his nomadic habit of life even though he is not travelling for the time being.
- He felt a certain sense of dread slowly creep over him as he watched her move to sit with another group of the nomadic gypsies.
- It's why I have no difficulty with Carmen: even if I was not free, I understood her because I have a gypsy, nomadic side.
Synonyms
romany, rom, chal, chai, gitano, gitana, tzigane, zingaro, zigeuner, zingana, didicoi

adjectiveˈjipsēˈdʒɪpsi

(of a business or business person) nonunion or unlicensed.
gypsy trucking firms

Origin

Mid 16th century: originally gipcyan, short for Egyptian (because Gypsies were popularly supposed to have come from Egypt).

单词	gypsy
释义	Definition of gypsy in English: gypsy (also gipsy) nounPlural gypsiesˈdʒɪpsiˈdʒɪpsi 1A member of a travelling people traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling. Gypsies speak a language (Romany) that is related to Hindi and are believed to have originated in South Asia. Example sentencesExamples The long skirt billowed out from the cool breeze that wafted through the trees and down the path the gypsies were traveling upon. Ten percent of the population of the new member states are Roma gypsies, who have a long history of marginalisation and persecution. Germans believe that they got this tradition from the gypsies who came from the Indian sub-continent in the days of yore. There was a small section in the museum to talk about other groups who were persecuted, including gay men, gypsies, trade unionists and communists. Romania's new minorities included substantial communities of Ukrainians, Bulgarians, gypsies, Germans, Hungarians, Tartars, Turks, and Jews. She argued the English Romany gypsies would be incompatible at the Thingley site with Irish travellers already there. Presumably, the itinerant musicians and gypsies carried this instrument in their wanderings across the continents of Asia and Europe, giving rise to a variety of instruments that are similar in nature. Many planners believe the current problems stem from the removal in the mid-1990s by John Major's government of the statutory duty on county and unitary councils to provide sites for gypsies and travellers. He was a political and social activist who devoted twenty years of his life to regaining the rights of gypsies and became a member of the gypsy community. The history of Romany gipsies and Irish travellers in Yorkshire is a long and turbulent one - and conflict with locals and the authorities is nothing new. Around 600,000 gypsies are believed to have died at the hands of the Nazis. After he said it, Brown was immediately angry with himself, for he truly wished to speak with the gypsies. But then, with the growing interest in gypsies, and in fortune-telling, many gypsies stopped travelling to become showmen. The village was small and away from any other, larger villages or towns, so the only travellers it saw where gypsies and a few wide-ranging traders. He had a cardiac arrest after speaking at a rally for the gypsy and traveler community in Basildon, Essex. The 56 itinerants, who say they are traditional Romany gipsies, bought a three-acre field. They were a gift given to him by a traveling gypsy when he visited his father's castle. Recognizing the traveler the young gypsy dropped down in front of him. Many Romany gypsies and Irish travellers have since been unable to find suitable sites and have occupied land without planning permission. General interest in the practice of disposing of the dead by cremation, which was already established amongst groups such as gypsies who believed that the dead and their worldly goods should be burned, grew in the 19th cent. As a Briton, I am ashamed of the way we treat gypsies and travellers. Synonyms romany, rom, chal, chai, gitano, gitana, tzigane, zingaro, zigeuner, zingana, didicoi 2A nomadic or free-spirited person. 〈非正式〉流浪者；心灵自由者 why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless gypsy like me? 她为什么要选择和我这么一个一文不名的流浪者一起游荡世界呢？ Example sentencesExamples Depending upon the circumstances, a gypsy may retain his nomadic habit of life even though he is not travelling for the time being. It's why I have no difficulty with Carmen: even if I was not free, I understood her because I have a gypsy, nomadic side. He felt a certain sense of dread slowly creep over him as he watched her move to sit with another group of the nomadic gypsies. Synonyms romany, rom, chal, chai, gitano, gitana, tzigane, zingaro, zigeuner, zingana, didicoi Derivatives gypsyish adjective What results is a continent of gypsyish blues, punctuated by eclectic folk influences. Example sentencesExamples He blew a gypsyish tangle of dark hair from his eyes and picked up his fag from where it was perched. She's the boarding school beauty famed for her gypsyish looks. The band is influenced by Balkan gypsyish sounds. He's a good actor but where are the dark, brooding, gypsyish good looks? From its enigmatic double-stopped opening, her tone was rich and chocolatey, with a dark, somewhat reedy or woody quality that had a little Jascha coloring, something gypsyish, in it. If the skirt is more casual or gypsyish, then flats are definitely the way to go. Their nomadic trait has led to the adjective gypsyish, for a person who may look like a gypsy or may be a wanderer. Their gypsyish zestfulness is worlds away from the strictly commercial glamour of the world of pop music: but their own glamour is all the more potent since it is the product of personality rather than publicity. From his gypsyish complexion, the boy was thought to be Welsh. Origin Mid 16th century: originally gipcyan, short for Egyptian (because Gypsies were popularly supposed to have come from Egypt). Definition of gypsy in US English: gypsy (also gipsy) nounˈjipsēˈdʒɪpsi 1A member of a traveling people traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling. Gypsies speak a language (Romany) that is related to Hindi and are believed to have originated in South Asia. Example sentencesExamples The village was small and away from any other, larger villages or towns, so the only travellers it saw where gypsies and a few wide-ranging traders. The long skirt billowed out from the cool breeze that wafted through the trees and down the path the gypsies were traveling upon. Many Romany gypsies and Irish travellers have since been unable to find suitable sites and have occupied land without planning permission. Many planners believe the current problems stem from the removal in the mid-1990s by John Major's government of the statutory duty on county and unitary councils to provide sites for gypsies and travellers. But then, with the growing interest in gypsies, and in fortune-telling, many gypsies stopped travelling to become showmen. Ten percent of the population of the new member states are Roma gypsies, who have a long history of marginalisation and persecution. There was a small section in the museum to talk about other groups who were persecuted, including gay men, gypsies, trade unionists and communists. Germans believe that they got this tradition from the gypsies who came from the Indian sub-continent in the days of yore. The history of Romany gipsies and Irish travellers in Yorkshire is a long and turbulent one - and conflict with locals and the authorities is nothing new. Recognizing the traveler the young gypsy dropped down in front of him. As a Briton, I am ashamed of the way we treat gypsies and travellers. The 56 itinerants, who say they are traditional Romany gipsies, bought a three-acre field. He had a cardiac arrest after speaking at a rally for the gypsy and traveler community in Basildon, Essex. Romania's new minorities included substantial communities of Ukrainians, Bulgarians, gypsies, Germans, Hungarians, Tartars, Turks, and Jews. Presumably, the itinerant musicians and gypsies carried this instrument in their wanderings across the continents of Asia and Europe, giving rise to a variety of instruments that are similar in nature. General interest in the practice of disposing of the dead by cremation, which was already established amongst groups such as gypsies who believed that the dead and their worldly goods should be burned, grew in the 19th cent. He was a political and social activist who devoted twenty years of his life to regaining the rights of gypsies and became a member of the gypsy community. They were a gift given to him by a traveling gypsy when he visited his father's castle. She argued the English Romany gypsies would be incompatible at the Thingley site with Irish travellers already there. Around 600,000 gypsies are believed to have died at the hands of the Nazis. After he said it, Brown was immediately angry with himself, for he truly wished to speak with the gypsies. Synonyms romany, rom, chal, chai, gitano, gitana, tzigane, zingaro, zigeuner, zingana, didicoi 1.1 The language of the gypsies; Romany. 2A nomadic or free-spirited person. 〈非正式〉流浪者；心灵自由者 Example sentencesExamples Depending upon the circumstances, a gypsy may retain his nomadic habit of life even though he is not travelling for the time being. He felt a certain sense of dread slowly creep over him as he watched her move to sit with another group of the nomadic gypsies. It's why I have no difficulty with Carmen: even if I was not free, I understood her because I have a gypsy, nomadic side. Synonyms romany, rom, chal, chai, gitano, gitana, tzigane, zingaro, zigeuner, zingana, didicoi adjectiveˈjipsēˈdʒɪpsi (of a business or business person) nonunion or unlicensed. gypsy trucking firms Origin Mid 16th century: originally gipcyan, short for Egyptian (because Gypsies were popularly supposed to have come from Egypt).
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