hobo
noun [C] /ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/
/ˈhoʊ.boʊ/ (plural hoboes or hobos) USDefinition
› someone who does not have a job or a house and who moves from one place to anotherTravellers and visitorsHomelessness
(Definition of hobo noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bag lady noun
- be of/have no fixed abode/address idiom
- derelict noun
- dosser noun
- down-and-out adjective
- homeless adjective
- homeless noun
- hostel noun
- housing benefit noun
- mendicant noun
- rootless adjective
- rough adverb (OUTSIDE)
- rough verb
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- soup kitchen noun
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- tramp noun (POOR PERSON)
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- vagabond noun
- waifs and strays idiom
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