hobo
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈhoʊboʊ/
- Archaic
:
vagabundo
- During the Great Depression, many people became a hobo, searching for jobs across the country.
I mean, I'm sure there are people doing it, but the whole romantic idea of Hobo's wandering the country, it's a very Depression era romantic thing.
- I mean, I'm sure there are people doing it, but the whole romantic idea of Hobo's wandering the country, it's a very Depression era romantic thing.
- Hi Max and that hobo on the podcast as well.
- So there's a real clash of of normies and hobo and the violence is way up.
- I've never heard that drunk as a hobo's fart.
- Do all the the homeless, the hobos down the Hell's Kitchen, Vietnam vets.
- So I said so so I gotta deal with the smell of hobo pee, frustration and anger.
- OK officer, I know I was driving drunk in this stolen car full of dead hobos, but before you arrest me, want to buy some crack?
Examples
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Why, that's a hobo, Ma, I want to be a hobo someday.
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There was a hobo who told me he could show me to a quiet place.
Blog text (34) -
Magazine articles offered advice on how to survive as a hobo.
Academic text (2011) -
"A hobo is a homeless and often poor person who travels in search of work."
Academic text (2011) -
"A hobo jumped off the baggage car and took off across the fields without noticing anything."
Fiction book (2000) -
The hobo traveled along the railway tracks, hoping to find work in the next town.
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In the story, the hobo rode freight trains and shared tales of his adventures with fellow travelers.
Synonyms
58
7.1
A person with no home who often asks for money
46
5.9
A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or steady job
28
6.1
A person who has no home and travels, often begging or doing casual work
25
7.7
A person who has no home and moves from place to place, often begging
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3.9
A person who travels without a fixed home or purpose
15
7.6
A person who moves from place to place without a home or job
11
5.6
A person without a home who sleeps outdoors or in public places
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.1
A place where homeless people live temporarily, often in tents or simple shelters
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hobo may come from an old phrase hoe-boy, which is like 'hoe boy' and means 'farm worker' who moved from farm to farm with a hoe looking for work. A helpful way to remember it is to picture that travelling farm worker, which is why hobo means a person who travels looking for temporary work.