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supertramp

supertramp

9.1
A person who travels without a home and lives by odd jobs
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpərtræmp/
  • Archaic
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  • After losing his job, he became a supertramp, living on the road and taking odd jobs to survive.

Examples

  • After losing his job, he became a supertramp, living on the road for years.

  • Many supertramps find work in seasonal jobs.

  • The story tells of a supertramp who crosses continents in search of meaning.

  • Many admired the supertramp lifestyle, but few could handle its hardships.

  • The supertramp wandered through the countryside.

  • Many admired the freedom of a supertramp, who never stayed in one place for long.

  • The supertramp often found temporary work at farms while traveling across the country.

Synonyms

drifter
vssupertramp
46 5.9

A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or steady job

shares this movement but often earns living through casual odd jobs
tramp
vssupertramp
  • Informal
28 6.1

A person who has no home and travels, often begging or doing casual work

leans more on odd jobs rather than typically begging for support
nomad
vssupertramp
27 4.4

A person who moves from place to place to find food or work

is an individual lifestyle choice often based on informal work and wandering
vagrant
vssupertramp
25 7.7

A person who has no home and moves from place to place, often begging

is more about working odd jobs while wandering rather than begging
wanderer
vssupertramp
23 3.9

A person who travels without a fixed home or purpose

is similar but usually includes finding odd jobs to survive while roaming
vagabond
vssupertramp
15 7.6

A person who moves from place to place without a home or job

is similar but often supports self with odd jobs rather than unspecified wanderings
wayfarer
vssupertramp
2 7.6

A person who travels on foot from place to place

is similar in movement but not limited to travel on foot
itinerant
vssupertramp
1 8.0

A person who goes from place to place to find work

is less formal and often lives by odd jobs rather than planned work trips
floater
vssupertramp
1 8.3

A person who moves from place to place without a home

focuses more on earning by wandering or doing occasional work
journeyer
vssupertramp
1 6.0

A person who travels from one place to another

is more of a continuous wandering lifestyle rather than a single trip
saddle tramp
vssupertramp
  • US
1 9.6

A person who travels from place to place on horseback without a fixed home

is a general wandering lifestyle not tied to cowboy or horseback travel
digital nomad
vssupertramp
4.8

A person who works online while traveling to different places

typically lives by informal local work or odd jobs while moving
peripatetic
vssupertramp
9.5

A person who travels from place to place for work

is less formal and more about informal wandering and occasional odd jobs

Antonyms

settler
108 4.1

A person who moves to a new area to live and set up a home

homebody
8 5.5

A person who likes to stay at home rather than go out

How Mobile

supertramp
  • Archaic
9.1
drifter
46 5.9
backpacker
10 2.8
traveler
  • US
286 1.0
commuter
116 2.5
resident
∞ 1.8

Surface Forms

supertramp singular
supertramps plural

Morphology

supertramp = super + tramp (transparent) = super + tramp + tramp

The compound is a straightforward intensifying combination of 'super' and 'tramp', so learners can derive it as an especially notable or extreme tramp.

Etymology

Supertramp combines super-, like in supermarket, meaning 'very' or 'above', and tramp, meaning 'a person who walks and has no home'. So it describes an especially free, long-distance wanderer and is used for someone who travels without a fixed home.