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Noun: hobo (hoboes,hobos)  how-bow
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A homeless person or vagrant
    "a homeless hobo";
    - tramp, bum [N. Amer, informal], bindlestiff [US], skell [US, informal]
     
  2. A worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places
    - migrant worker, bindlestiff [US], skell [US, informal]

Derived forms: hoboes, hobos

Type of: casual [Brit], casual worker, clochard, drifter, floater, temp [informal], temporary, temporary worker, vagabond, vagrant

Encyclopedia: Hobo, Huila