hobo : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hobo	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for hobo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hobo n a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" Synonym(s): tramp, hobo, bum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hobo \Ho"bo\, n.; pl. {Hobos} or {Hoboes}. [Of uncertain origin.] A professional tramp; one who spends his life traveling from place to place, esp. by stealing rides on trains, and begging for a living. [U. S.] -- {Ho"bo*ism}, n.