Synonyms of hobo

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noun

as in beggar

a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living

kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beggar
• tramp
• bum
• vagabond
• vagrant
• transient
• swaggie
• swagman
• drifter
• derelict
• sundowner
• bindle stiff
• panhandler
• roamer
• mendicant
• dodger
• bummer
• waif
• urchin
• ragamuffin
• shirker
• slacker
• stiff
• malingerer
• gamine

hobo

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verb

as in to vagabond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vagabond
• gypsy
• tramp
• mill (about or around)
• mope
• dawdle
• stroll
• saunter
• amble
• stray
• straggle
• roam
• rove
• wander
• meander
• knock (about)
• gallivant
• float
• galavant
• bat
• drift
• traipse
• mooch
• gad (about)
• ramble
• cruise
• range
• kick around
• maunder