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Noun: skell
Usage: US, informal
  1. A homeless person or vagrant
    - tramp, hobo [N. Amer, informal], bum [N. Amer, informal], bindlestiff [US]
     
  2. A worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places
    - 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, vagabond, vagrant

Encyclopedia: Skell