hobo

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (Canada, US) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
2. (Canada, US) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
3. A kind of large handbag.

Verb

To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.

Conceptes

vagabund

rodamón

polissó

Sinònims

tramp

vagabond

bum

vagrant

wanderer

bindlestiff

hoodlum

Ishmael

lout

nomad

ragamuffin

rapscallion

rolling stone

scamp

sundowner

swagger

swagman

ragged fellow

capricious person

rascallion

beggar

swaggie

disorderly

dosser

drifter

gamin

homeless

Traduccions

vagabond

vagabundo

vagabondo

clochard

Landstreicher

zwerver

vagebond

vagabundo

landloper

αλήτης

Vagabund

mendigo

saisonnier

barbone

dakloze

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Unknown. Possibly a contraction of ho, boy or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”).