Rolling stone  

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Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home

--"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972)

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818) by Caspar David Friedrich
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Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818) by Caspar David Friedrich

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  1. A person who moves around a lot and never settles down, a nomad, drifter, wanderer.
  2. A womanizer.

Etymology

From the proverb 'a rolling stone gathers no moss'.

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