Noun: skell
Usage: US, informal
Usage: US, informal
- A homeless person or vagrant
"a homeless skell";
- tramp, hobo [N. Amer, informal], bum [N. Amer, informal], bindlestiff [US]
- A worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places
"skells followed the harvest from state to state";
- hobo [N. Amer, informal], migrant worker, bindlestiff [US]
Derived forms: skells
Type of: casual [Brit], casual worker, clochard, drifter, floater, temp [informal], temporary, temporary worker, vag [Austral, informal], vagabond, vagrant
Encyclopedia: Skell