hobo

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Landstreicher

Vagabund

Wanderer

Clochard

Heimatloser

Hobo

Stadtstreicher

Wermutbruder

Stadtstreicherin

Penner

Synonyme

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

Übersetzungen

vagabundo

vagabond

clochard

vagabondo

zwerver

vagabundo

vagebond

landloper

saisonnier

αλήτης

mendigo

clodo

sans-abri

barbone

vagabund

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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