hobo
noun/ˈhəʊbəʊ/
/ˈhəʊbəʊ/
(plural hobos or hoboes)
(especially North American English, old-fashioned)- a person who travels from place to place looking for work, especially on farms
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- (also tramp)a person with no home or job who travels from place to place, usually asking people in the street for food or money
Word Originlate 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
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