What does hobo mean?
Definitions for hobo
ˈhoʊ boʊhobo
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Princeton's WordNet
tramp, hobo, bumnoun
a disreputable vagrant
"a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
Wiktionary
hobonoun
A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
hobonoun
A migratory laborer
hobonoun
A tramp, vagabond; hence bum
hoboverb
To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.
Etymology: a contraction of or English dialect hawbuck.
Wikipedia
Hobo
A hobo is a migrant worker in the United States. Hoboes, tramps and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct: a hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; and a bum neither travels nor works.
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hobo
A hobo is a person, often of low socioeconomic status, who travels from place to place, often by hitchhiking or illegally riding on trains, with no permanent home or employment. They are typically associated with a transient lifestyle and may engage in odd jobs or panhandling to sustain themselves.
Wikidata
Hobo
A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, especially one who is penniless. The term originated in the Western—probably Northwestern—United States during the last decade of the 19th century. Unlike "tramps", who work only when they are forced to, and "bums", who do not work at all, "hobos" are workers who wander.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hobo in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hobo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- rodamónCatalan, Valencian
- hoboDanish
- LandstreicherGerman
- αλήτηςGreek
- vagabundoSpanish
- kulkuriFinnish
- vagabond, sans-abri, clochard, clodo, saisonnierFrench
- csavargóHungarian
- senzatetto, vagabondoItalian
- leegloper, dakloze, zwerver, landloper, vagebondDutch
- kloszard, tramp, włóczęga, bezdomny, robotnik sezonowy, wagabundaPolish
- vagabunda, sazonal, mendiga, vagabundo, mendigoPortuguese
- бездомный, бомжRussian
- tulákSlovak
- luffare, vagabondSwedish
- serseriTurkish
- 流浪漢Chinese
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