游民指的是没有固定居所、四处流动的一类特殊人群,是与定居民相对应的一个文化概念。在爱尔兰,游民的名称有“白铁匠”(Tinker)、“漫游者”(Wanderer)、“旅行者”(Traveller)、“流浪汉”(tramp)、“路上的人”(people of the road)等多种变体。他们游离在城乡常住人口形成的固定社区之外,没有固定居所,也没有固定收入来源,通常是最底层、最贫困的人群。本文将要讨论的是爱尔 A Traveler refers to a special group of people who have no permanent place to live and are a cultural concept corresponding to a settled citizen. In Ireland, the names of wanderers include “Tinker,” “Wanderer,” “Traveler,” “tramp,” and “ People of the road ”and many other variants. They are free from the fixed communities formed by the urban and rural permanent residents, have no permanent settlement and have no fixed income source, usually the lowest and poorest people. This article will be discussed is Ireland