Definitions for hoboˈhoʊ boʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ho•boˈhoʊ boʊ(n.)(pl.)-bos, -boes.
a tramp or vagrant.
a migratory worker.
Origin of hobo:
1885–90, Amer.; orig. uncert.
ho′bo•ism(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
tramp, hobo, bum(noun)
a disreputable vagrant
"a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
Wiktionary
hobo(Noun)
A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
hobo(Noun)
A migratory laborer
hobo(Noun)
A tramp, vagabond; hence bum
hobo(Verb)
To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.
Origin: a contraction of or English dialect hawbuck.
Translations for hobo
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
hobo(noun)
(American) a tramp.
- rondloper, boemelaarAfrikaans
- المُتَشَرِّدArabic
- безделникBulgarian
- vagabundoPortuguese (BR)
- trampCzech
- der LandstreicherGerman
- vagabondDanish
- αλήτηςGreek
- vagabundoSpanish
- hulkurEstonian
- كارگر دوره گردFarsi
- kulkuriFinnish
- vagabondFrench
- נָוַוד, חֲסַר בַּיתHebrew
- एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान पर मजदूरी करने वाला मजदूरHindi
- skitnicaCroatian
- csavargóHungarian
- gelandanganIndonesian
- umrenningurIcelandic
- vagabondoItalian
- 浮浪者Japanese
- 부장자Korean
- valkata, keliaujantis sezoninis darbininkasLithuanian
- klaidonisLatvian
- gelandanganMalay
- zwerverDutch
- landstryker, bums, lassisNorwegian
- włóczęgaPolish
- كارگر دوره گردPersian
- ګرځنده،سوالیګر،کاریګرPashto
- vagabundoPortuguese
- vagabondRomanian
- бродягаRussian
- trampSlovak
- potepuhSlovenian
- skitnicaSerbian
- vagabond, luffareSwedish
- คนจรจัดThai
- aylak/avare kimseTurkish
- (美國)遊民Chinese (Trad.)
- бродягаUkrainian
- آوارہ گردUrdu
- kẻ lang thangVietnamese
- 流浪汉，无业游民Chinese (Simp.)
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