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arab
CIDE DICTIONARY
arab, n. [Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. arabah a desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. Arab, Heb. arabi, arbi, arbim: cf. F. Arabe, L. Arabs, Gr. .].
One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc. [1913 Webster]
"The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are shivering in damp doorways." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
arab, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of a Semitic people inhabiting originally Saudi Arabia and the neighbouring countries, now the Middle East generally.
2 a horse of a breed orig. native to Arabia.
--adj. of Arabia or the Arabs (esp. with ethnic reference).
--n.
1 a member of a Semitic people inhabiting originally Saudi Arabia and the neighbouring countries, now the Middle East generally.
2 a horse of a breed orig. native to Arabia.
--adj. of Arabia or the Arabs (esp. with ethnic reference).
Etymology
F Arabe f. L Arabs Arabis f. Gk Araps -abos f. Arab. ' arab
THESAURUS
arab
Bedouin, Bohemian, Romany, Zigeuner, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, bo, bum, bummer, dogie, gamin, gamine, guttersnipe, gypsy, hobo, homeless waif, idler, landloper, lazzarone, loafer, losel, mudlark, nomad, piker, ragamuffin, ragman, ragpicker, rounder, ski bum, stiff, stray, street Arab, street urchin, sundowner, surf bum, swagman, swagsman, tatterdemalion, tennis bum, tramp, turnpiker, tzigane, urchin, vag, vagabond, vagrant, waif, waifs and strays, wastrel, zingaroROGET THESAURUS
arab
Traveler
N traveler, wayfarer, voyager, itinerant, passenger, commuter, tourist, excursionist, explorer, adventurer, mountaineer, hiker, backpacker, Alpine Club, peregrinator, wanderer, rover, straggler, rambler, bird of passage, gadabout, gadling, vagrant, scatterling, landloper, waifs and estrays, wastrel, foundling, loafer, tramp, tramper, vagabond, nomad, Bohemian, gypsy, Arab, Wandering Jew, Hadji, pilgrim, palmer, peripatetic, somnambulist, emigrant, fugitive, refugee, beach comber, booly, globegirdler, globetrotter, vagrant, hobo, night walker, sleep walker, noctambulist, runabout, straphanger, swagman, swagsman, trecker, trekker, zingano, zingaro, runner, courier, Mercury, Iris, Ariel, comet, pedestrian, walker, foot passenger, cyclist, wheelman, rider, horseman, equestrian, cavalier, jockey, roughrider, trainer, breaker, driver, coachman, whip, Jehu, charioteer, postilion, postboy, carter, wagoner, drayman, cabman, cabdriver, voiturier, vetturino, condottiere, engine driver, stoker, fireman, guard, chauffeur, conductor, engineer, gharry-wallah, gari-wala, hackman, syce, truckman, on the road.Carrier
N carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer, cargador, express, expressman, stevedore, coolie, conductor, locomotive, motor, beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer, racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse, ketch, Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie, garran, garron, jennet, genet, bayard, mare, stallion, gelding, bronco, broncho, cayuse, creature, critter, cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler, stud, Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante, ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, burro, cuddy, ladino, reindeer, camel, dromedary, llama, elephant, carrier pigeon, pallet, brace, cart, dolley, support, fork lift, carriage, ship, equine, asinine.For further exploring for "arab" in Webster Dictionary Online