as in beggar
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way
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Recent Examples of hobo
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Noun
The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.
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Noun
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
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In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.—
Verb
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So kids and adults alike can take a quick bathroom break without having to tramp through the interior, getting back to the outdoor activities of the day without peeling off muddy boots or clothes.—
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Over time, tramping feet, shedding pets, and spilled drinks can take a heavy toll on our hard-working carpets.—
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Actress Jodie Foster was just photographed toting the perfect hands-free carryall—sort of like a hybrid, crossbody-bag-meets-bum-bag.—
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And the oversized top has a split hem that falls below the bum.—
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The jam band scene – long reigned over by groups like the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band – exploded in the Nineties as newer artists like Phish and Widespread Panic began filling arenas and fomenting their own rabid vagabonding fanbases.—
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In 1978, Wenner sold the magazine to Larry Burke, a young man from Chicago who had spent a chunk of his twenties vagabonding around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.—
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Indeed, a study of early 19th-century court records found that in Philadelphia, nearly half of those convicted as vagrants were African American — a figure wildly disproportionate to the city’s minority Black population.—
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Arundhati Roy identifies as a vagrant.—
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“Hobo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobo. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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