Gypsy

[ jip-see ]
/ ˈdʒɪp si /

noun, plural Gyp·sies.

adjective

of or relating to the Gypsies.
(lowercase) Informal. working independently or without a license: gypsy truckers.
Also especially British, Gipsy, gipsy.

Origin of Gypsy

1505–15; back formation of gipcyan, aphetic variant of Egyptian, from a belief that Gypsies came originally from Egypt

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British Dictionary definitions for gypsy

Gypsy

Gipsy

/ (ˈdʒɪpsɪ) /

noun plural -sies (sometimes not capital)

  1. a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies. They migrated from NW India from about the 9th century onwards
  2. (as modifier)a Gypsy fortune-teller
the language of the Gypsies; Romany
a person who looks or behaves like a Gypsy

Derived forms of Gypsy

Gypsydom or Gipsydom, noun Gypsyhood or Gipsyhood, noun Gypsyish or Gipsyish, adjective Gypsy-like or Gipsy-like, adjective

Word Origin for Gypsy

C16: from Egyptian, since they were thought to have come originally from Egypt