From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gipsy
n 1: a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by
employment; "itinerant traders" [syn: itinerant, gypsy,
gipsy]
2: a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany
and who traditionally live by seasonal work and
fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in
northern India but now are living on all continents (but
mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) [syn:
Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma,
Bohemian]