saddle tramp
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9.6
- noun
- /ˈsædəl træmp/
- US
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nómada
- Many saddle tramps travel from ranch to ranch, seeking adventure and companionship.
Examples
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They'll say, "Just an old horse And a saddle tramp”
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Couple of saddle tramps just rode in.
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When I was 15, a saddle tramp tried to get rough with me in here.
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A saddle tramp, if Charlie Burke didn't know better.
Fiction book (2002) -
You know saddle tramps.
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For a saddle tramp
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I understand you're the kind of saddle tramp that doesn't like to stay long in one place.
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Or better still, why don't you just call Buster and tell him to come over and power-tap you, because in addition to being the pig of the forest, you're also a saddle tramp, whore, bitch pig...
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The saddle tramp rode into town, looking for work and a place to rest his head.
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As a saddle tramp, he enjoyed the freedom of the open range and the thrill of exploration.
Synonyms
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5.9
A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or steady job
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6.1
A person who has no home and travels, often begging or doing casual work
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3.9
A person who travels without a fixed home or purpose
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7.6
A person who travels on foot from place to place
A person who travels without a home and lives by odd jobs
Living from place to place without a fixed home
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'saddle' (a riding seat) modifies 'tramp' (a vagrant), so a learner who knows both words can infer a wandering person associated with riding—i.e. a drifter or cowboy who travels on horseback. Although somewhat regional or dated, the sense follows straightforward compositional logic rather than an idiomatic or metaphorical shift.
Etymology
Saddle tramp probably comes from the clear image of a wandering rider: someone who keeps a saddle on their horse and lives like a tramp, moving from town to town. So, the phrase means 'a person who travels from place to place without a permanent home or steady work'.