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hobo
[ hoh-boh ]
noun
- a tramp or vagrant.
- a migratory worker.
hobo
/ ˈhəʊbəʊ /
noun
- a tramp; vagrant
- a migratory worker, esp an unskilled labourer
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Derived Forms
- ˈhoboism, noun
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Other Words From
- hobo·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hobo1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hobo1
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Example Sentences
Maybe you can only afford a penny a day, for a total donation of $3.65 per year, and become a Sustaining Hobo member!
Then as Hobo took his stand where he could view proceedings, the boy turned abruptly to Peggy.
Hobo growled softly, the hair on his neck bristling and giving him a peculiarly savage appearance.
She marched out into the kitchen, Hobo following, and as she reached the door, the knocking began for the third time.
Hobo stretched himself upon the folded rug with a groan startlingly human.
The "Hobo" is that part of a prison where the minor offenders are confined together in a large iron cage.
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