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Definition of gadabout noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gadabout

noun

/ˈɡædəbaʊt/

/ˈɡædəbaʊt/

(old-fashioned, informal, often humorous)

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a person who is always going out socially or travelling for pleasure

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