rolling stone

Definition

A person who moves around a lot and never settles down; a vagrant.

Etymology

From the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss.

Example Sentences

• "Before that they had been a good deal on the move, trekking about after the white man, who was one of those rolling stones that keep going round after a soft job."
• "How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?"
• "Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died, all he left us was a loan"