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| Main Entry: |
hobo
 [hoh-boh] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | homeless person |
| Synonyms: | beggar, bum, derelict, drifter, migrant worker, street person, tramp, transient, vagabond, vagrant, wanderer, wino |
| Notes: | a hobo is a migratory worker who likes to travel, a tramp travels without working, and a bum does not travel or work |
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| Main Entry: | bum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beggar |
| Synonyms: | bindle, black sheep, derelict, drifter, floater, gutterpup, guttersnipe, hobo, stiff*, tramp, transient, vagabond, vagrant |
| Notes: | a hobo is a migratory worker who likes to travel, a tramp travels without working, and a bum does not travel or work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | derelict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | destitute or down-and-out person |
| Synonyms: | beggar, bum, castaway, dawdler, drifter, floater, grifter, hobo, ne'er-do-well, outcast, renegade, skidrow bum, stiff, stumblebum, tramp, vagabond, vagrant |
Example Sentences
- His rise to geek fame through his unique humor and insight into tech and hobo matters is wrought with little controversy.
- It smells not of fresh water but of hobo urine, slaughterhouses and factories.
- They're the scourge of hobo encampments and hot-sheet motels.
| Main Entry: | drifter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wanderer |
| Synonyms: | derelict, hobo, itinerant, nomad, rolling stone, tramp, transient, vagabond, vagrant |
| Main Entry: | nomad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who wanders from place to place |
| Synonyms: | hobo, itinerant, migrant, pilgrim, rambler, roamer, rover, vagabond, wanderer, wayfarer |
| Main Entry: | outcast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is unwanted, not accepted |
| Synonyms: | bum*, castaway, deportee, derelict, displaced person, exile, expatriate, fugitive, gypsy, hobo*, persona non grata, rascal, refugee, reprobate, tramp, untouchable, vagabond, vagrant, wretch |
| Antonyms: | favorite, friend, idol |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pariah |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social outcast |
| Synonyms: | bum*, castaway, deportee, derelict, displaced person, exile, expatriate, fugitive, hobo*, leper, outsider, persona non grata, rascal, refugee, tramp, undesirable, vagabond, vagrant, waif |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ragamuffin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is poor, tattered |
| Synonyms: | beggar, bum*, gamin, guttersnipe, hobo, loafer, scarecrow, street person, tatterdemalion, tramp, urchin, vagabond, vagrant, waif, wastrel |
| Antonyms: | sophisticate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | street person |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | homeless person |
| Synonyms: | bag lady, bag person, beggar, bum, derelict, displaced person, down-and-out, drifter, hobo, homeless person, shopping-bag lady, shopping-bag person, tramp, vagabond, vagrant, wino |
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