a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
a clown who has accepted their circumstances and is attempting to make the best of his situation
a homeless person that lives on the streets, without a job, and without money to pay for anything
a man who travels to work
a member of a distinctive sub-culture of homeless, travelling workers in the United States
an independent and resourceful person who travels around for work
a person like the British tramp - I saw them in the sixties - they could be interesting characters, not like those who nowadays sit quietly, drugged or drunk, a blanket spread before them to gather in the coins
a person that travels to work
a person who travels to work, but due to circumstance and/or desire is not tied to a permanent job or trade
a person who works to travel and travels to work
a traveling homeless person or bum
A homeless person who jumps on freight trains to travel the counrty. The source of some real Blues.
Hobo is a term that refers to a subculture of wandering homeless people, particularly those who make a habit of hopping freight trains. They often ask for money. The iconic image of a hobo is that of a downtrodden, shabbily-dressed and perhaps drunken male, one that was solidified in American culture during the Great Depression.