hobo

Noun
Synonyms: trampbum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a disreputable vagrant“a homeless tramp”“he tried to help the really down-and-out bums”Synonyms: trampbum
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hobo \Ho"bo\, n.; pl. Hobos or Hoboes. [Of uncertain origin.] A professional tramp; one who spends his life traveling from place to place, esp. by stealing rides on trains, and begging for a living. [U. S.] -- Ho"bo*ism, n.

Syn: tramp; bum; vagrant; knight of the road. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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