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ho·bo
(hō′bō)n. pl. ho·boes or ho·bos
1. One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or a means of livelihood.
2. A migrant worker.
3. also hobo bag A large, crescent-shaped handbag with a single shoulder strap and usually a zippered top.
intr.v. ho·boed, ho·bo·ing, ho·boes
To live or wander like a vagrant.
[Origin unknown.]
ho′bo·ism n.
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hobo
(ˈhəʊbəʊ)n, pl -bos or -boes
1. a tramp; vagrant
2. a migratory worker, esp an unskilled labourer
[C19 (US): origin unknown]
ˈhoboism n
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ho•bo
(ˈhoʊ boʊ)n., pl. -bos, -boes.
1. a tramp or vagrant.
2. a migratory worker.
[1885–90, Amer.; orig. uncertain]
ho′bo•ism, n.
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hobo
- A style of handbag or purse that is typically large and characterized by a crescent shape, a slouchy posture and a long strap designed to wear over the shoulder.See also related terms for shoulder.
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Noun | 1. | hobo - a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" dosser, street person - someone who sleeps in any convenient place |
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Translations
المُتَشَرِّد
tramp
vagabond
umrenningur
keliaujantis sezoninis darbininkas
klaidonis
bezdomnykloszardrobotnik sezonowytrampwagabunda
tramp
hobo
[ˈhəʊbəʊ] N (hobo(e)s (pl)) (US) → vagabundo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hobo
n (US)
(= tramp) → Penner m (inf)
(= worker) → Wanderarbeiter m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hobo
(ˈhəubəu) – plural ˈhobo(e)s – noun (American) a tramp.
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