Gypsy

A Gypsy (derived from Egyptian) may be:

• any member of any nomadic people (the term is allegedly considered derogatory), especially:
  • the Roma and Sinti, found worldwide but mainly in Europe; and
  • Travellers found mainly in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States.
  • Gitanos or Spanish Gypsies speak Caló.
• Gypsy: A Musical Fable, a musical
• Gypsy moth
• Gypsy, a robot character from the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
• Gypsy, the first modern document preparation system.
• A Trinidad and Tobago politician and calypsonian, Winston "Gypsy" Peters

Gypsy is a spindle on a boat windlass designed to haul chain. It may have a groove to enable it to haul rope and chain when it is called a combined gypsy and capstan