transient
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈtrænziənt/
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trabajador temporal
- Many transients pass through the city, staying only long enough to find work.
Examples
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And probably not your typical transient from Toledo.
Fiction book (1990) -
Pays no taxes, has no bank accounts, lives essentially as a transient.
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He's a transient from out of state.
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Police said he was a transient who frequented the park.
Blog text (17) -
He's a transient with mental illness.
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Police report finding an unemployed transient murdered tonight in an alley, three blocks from the Pacific Mission.
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Now the paths are used by transients, or hunters, or not at all.
Fiction book (1999) -
Even the area transients are banding together hoping for strength in numbers.
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The 25-year-old transient reportedly fled the area but was later found and detained by police.
Blog text (13) -
I've lived with more than my share of transients and petty criminals in this neighborhood and understand the downside well.
Blog text (25)
Synonyms
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2.8
A person who does a job for only a short time
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5.3
A person who works at a job for a short time
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8.2
A person who lives in a place for a short time
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5.1
A person who stays somewhere for one night as a guest
A person who moves to another region or country to live for a short time
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.7
A brief time when part of the brain gets too little blood, causing sudden weakness or vision loss
- Specialized
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8.6
A sudden short time when a person loses memory and feels confused for several hours
How Temporary
Surface Forms
Etymology
Transient comes from the Latin transire, the same idea you see in transit, and it originally named someone who 'passes through' a place. That's why a transient is a person who stays only for a short time.