caird

American  

[kaird, keyrd] / kɛərd, keɪrd /

noun

Scot.

1. a traveling tinker, especially a Romani.

2. a wandering tramp or vagrant.

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caird British  

/ kerd, kɛəd /

noun

1. obsolete a travelling tinker; vagrant

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Etymology

Origin of caird

First recorded in 1655–65; from Scots Gaelic ceard “tinker”; akin to Latin cerdō “workman,” Greek kerdṓ “cunning one”

Example Sentences

They collected the £20,000 prize at a ceremony at the Caird Hall in Dundee on Thursday night.

From BBC

Last week staff at the university voted for strike action over the proposed cuts, and a rally was held outside the city's Caird Hall at the same time as the university court was meeting to discuss the new plan.

From BBC

Adapted from the venerated Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki, the British director John Caird’s stage iteration was first seen in Miyazaki’s native Japan in 2022 and has now traveled to the London Coliseum — the West End’s largest theater — where it runs through Aug. 24.

From New York Times

Its stage has been graced by everyone from The Beatles to Frank Sinatra and the Dalai Lama, and now Dundee's Caird Hall is celebrating its 100th birthday.

From BBC

Dundee University archivist Kenneth Baxter said the Caird Hall followed a long period where Dundee had been keen to rebuild its city centre.

From BBC