hobo

Etymology
. Possibly a contraction of or the dialectal English term.

Noun

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

Usage notes

 * Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."
 * Although informal usage considers hobo synonymous with, self-proclaimed hobos sometimes distinguish themselves as migrant workers rather than unemployed bums.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:vagabond

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: бе́здомник, кло́шар
 * Navajo: naʼałjidí
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:, boschetar
 * Russian: ,
 * Turkish: evsiz barksız


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀλήτης
 * Irish: fear siúil
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ルンペン
 * Latin: planus,
 * Macedonian: ски́тник
 * Navajo: naʼałjidí
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:, , ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: bayabay


 * Bulgarian: сезонен работник
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Macedonian: се́зонски ра́ботник
 * Polish: robotnik sezonowy
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, sezonieră


 * French:, , ,
 * Slovak: tulák
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
 * Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) oboe

Etymology
Borrowed from, from.

Noun

 * 1) oboe woodwind