hobo

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

zwerver

vagebond

landloper

dakloze

dwaalgast

clochard

leegloper

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

vagabond

vagabundo

vagabondo

clochard

Landstreicher

vagabundo

saisonnier

Vagabund

αλήτης

mendigo

clodo

barbone

sans-abri

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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