Gypsy

UK: 'gypsy', 'Gypsy': /ˈdʒɪpsi/ US: /ˈdʒɪpsi/ ,( jip′sē)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

Gyp•sy  ( jip′sē), n., pl. -sies, adj. 
n. 

1. Language Varieties a member of a nomadic, Caucasoid people of generally swarthy complexion, who migrated originally from India, settling in various parts of Asia, Europe, and, most recently, North America.
2. Language Varieties Romany;
   the language of the Gypsies.
3. (l.c.) a person held to resemble a gypsy, esp. in physical characteristics or in a traditionally ascribed freedom or inclination to move from place to place.
4. Informal Terms (l.c.) See gypsy cab. 
5. Informal Terms (l.c.) an independent, usually nonunion trucker, hauler, operator, etc.
6. Slang Terms (l.c.) a chorus dancer, esp. in the Broadway theater.
7. (l.c.) gyp¹ (def. 4).

adj. 

8. Language Varieties of or pertaining to the Gypsies.
9. Informal Terms (l.c.) working independently or without a license:
   gypsy truckers.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] Gipsy, gipsy. 

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

gyp′sy•dom, n. 
gyp′sy•esque′, gyp′sy•ish, gyp′sy•like′, gyp′se•ian, adj. 
gyp′sy•hood′, n. 
gyp′sy•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Gypsy, Gipsy / ˈdʒɪpsɪ/ noun ( -sies)

1. any member of a nomadic people, esp a Roma or an Irish Traveller
2. (as modifier): Gypsy music
3. the language of the Roma; Romany
4. (sometimes not capital) (loosely) any person who has an itinerant lifestyle

Etymology: 16th Century: from Egyptian, since the Roma were thought to have come originally from Egypt

ˈGypsyish, ˈGipsyish adjective

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

gyp•sy /ˈdʒɪpsi/   n., pl. -sies, adj. 
n. [countable]

1. Language Varieties [Gypsy] a member of a dark-haired, originally Indian people who traditionally traveled in covered carts carrying their possessions and now live mostly in permanent communities in many countries of the world.
2. a person who is like the old idea of a Gypsy, wandering from place to place.
3. Informal Terms a cab licensed to answer calls but not to pick up passengers directly from the street.

adj. [before a noun]

4. Language Varieties [Gypsy] of or relating to the Gypsies.