hobo

sustantivoverboatestiguado en diálogos

Reino Unido//ˈhəʊ.bəʊ//
Estados Unidos//ˈhoʊ.boʊ//
Australia//ˈhəʉ.bəʉ//

A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.

sustantivo

1
A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
He’d heard the word hobo used for travelers, heard it was short for homeward bound, or homeless boy, or Hoboken having something to do with New Jersey.
2
Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
3
A kind of large handbag.
Avoid bulky styles such as duffle sacks, buckets, doctors' satchels, and hobos.

Etimología

Unknown. Possibly a contraction of ho, boy or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”).

verbo

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.

Formas

plural: hobos, hoboes
pasado: hoboed
participio: hoboed
gerundio: hoboing
3.ª persona del singular: hobos

Hobbs · A surname originating as a patronymic.hobby · An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.Hobby · An English surname transferred from the given name.

hobo · A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.

hockey · Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to…Hockey · A surname.Hodges · A surname originating as a patronymic.

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