渡と世せい人にん

noun

gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job

Historical term for a person living outside mainstream society, often associated with gambling, itinerant lifestyles, or underworld connections. Modern usage is rare and carries a dated, period-piece feel.

• 彼かれの祖そ父ふは渡と世せい人にんだったと聞きいている。

  I hear his grandfather was a gambler/yakuza type.

• 時じ代だい劇げきにはよく渡と世せい人にんが登とう場じょうする。

  Wandering gamblers often appear in period dramas.