hobo

UK /ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/ US /ˈhoʊ.boʊ/
noun 3verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.

He’d heard the word hobo used for travelers, heard it was short for homeward bound, or homeless boy, or Hoboken having something to do with New Jersey.

2

Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.

3

A kind of large handbag.

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

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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