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hobo
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[hoh-boh] 
–noun, plural -bos, -boes.
| 1. | a tramp or vagrant. |
| 2. | a migratory worker. |
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; orig. uncert.
1885–90, Americanism; orig. uncert.
Related forms:
ho⋅bo⋅ism, noun
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| ho·bo (hō'bō) n. pl. ho·boes or ho·bos
To live or wander like a vagrant. [Origin unknown.] ho'bo·ism n. |
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Language Translation for : hobo
Spanish:
vagabundo,
German:
der Landstreicher,
Japanese:
浮浪者
hobo
1889, Western Amer.Eng., of unknown origin, perhaps related to early 19c. Eng. dial. hawbuck "lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin." Or from ho, boy, a workers' call on late 19c. western U.S. railroads. Hence facetious formation hobohemia "community or life of hobos," 1923 (see bohemian).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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