hobo
A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a…A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
» Tom used to be a hobo.
Том колись був бездомним.
Meaning
3 senses(Canada, US)A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
Obdachloser, Vagabund
бомжbomž, бездо́мныйbezdómnyj, бродягаbrodjaga
(Canada, US)Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
A kind of large handbag.
- a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places
- a vagrant
Examples
12 sentencesTom used to be a hobo.
Том колись був бездомним.
Tom became a hobo.
The hobo lived on the island.
A hobo lived in the neighborhood.
The werewolf killed a group of hobos.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Unknown. Possibly a contraction of ho, boy or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, cUnknown. Possibly a contraction of ho, boy or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”).
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Forms
plural: hobos / hoboesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places:migrant worker
- a vagrant:trampbum