HOBO

Hobo

A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond—especially one who is penniless. The term originated in the Western—probably Northwestern—United States around 1890. Unlike "tramps"—who work only when they are forced to and, "bums"—who do not work at all, "hobos" are itinerant workers.

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hobo

Noun

  1. A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
  2. A migratory laborer
  3. A tramp, vagabond; hence bum

Verb

  1. To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
    ''Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.


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