hobo

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Pronunciation

• enPR: hō'bō, IPA: /ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/

Noun

hobo (plural hobos)

1. (North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.
2. (North America) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
3. A kind of large handbag.
   • 1989, Susan Ludwig, ‎Janice Steinberg, Petite Style (page 46)

     Avoid bulky styles such as duffle sacks, buckets, doctors' satchels, and hobos.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:vagabond

Translations

• French: vagabond
• Italian: senzatetto
• Portuguese: mendigo, mendiga
• Russian: бомж

Translations

• Italian: vagabondo
• Portuguese: vagabundo, vagabunda

Translations

• French: saisonnier
• Portuguese: sazonal

Verb

hobo (hobos, present participle hoboing; past and past participle hoboed)

1. (intransitive, perhaps pejorative) 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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