Romanichal vs. Gypsy — What's the Difference?

Romanichal Travellers (UK: US: ; more commonly known as English Gypsies or English Travellers) are a Romani subgroup within the United Kingdom and other parts of the English-speaking world. There are an estimated 200,000 Romani in the United Kingdom; almost all live in England.

See Romani.

The Romani language.

A member of any of various traditionally itinerant groups unrelated to the Romani.

A part-time or temporary member of a college faculty.

A member of the chorus line in a theater production.

Alternative form of Gypsy: a member of the Romani people.

(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.}}

(theater) A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.

(dated) A person with a dark complexion.

(dated) A sly, roguish woman.

Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Romani people.

(offensive) Of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people; making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.

(intransitive) To roam around the country like a gypsy.

To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.

One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany.

The language used by the gypsies.

A dark-complexioned person.

A cunning or crafty person.

Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.

To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods.

A member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents

The Indic language of the Gypsies