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Synonyms for hobo

Grammar : Noun
Spell : hoh-boh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊ boʊ

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Définition of hobo

Origin :
  • 1889, Western U.S., of unknown origin. Barnhart compares early 19c. English dialectal hawbuck "lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin." Or possibly from ho, boy, a workers' call on late 19c. western U.S. railroads. Facetious formation hobohemia, "community or life of hobos," is from 1923 (see bohemian).
  • noun homeless person
Example sentences :
  • The point is that not one of the eight was really Hobo Harry.
  • Extract from : « A Woman at Bay » by Nicholas Carter
  • I had been readin' the papers, and I had seen a lot about Hobo Harry in 'em.
  • Extract from : « A Woman at Bay » by Nicholas Carter
  • They think only that she is Hobo Harry's wife, or sister, or sweetheart, or something like that.
  • Extract from : « A Woman at Bay » by Nicholas Carter
  • Hobo miners, the most expert of their craft, and begging their grub on the trail!
  • Extract from : « Silver and Gold » by Dane Coolidge
  • Hobo keenly felt the responsibility of the family he had adopted.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
  • Then as Hobo took his stand where he could view proceedings, the boy turned abruptly to Peggy.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
  • Hobo growled softly, the hair on his neck bristling and giving him a peculiarly savage appearance.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
  • She marched out into the kitchen, Hobo following, and as she reached the door, the knocking began for the third time.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
  • Hobo stretched himself upon the folded rug with a groan startlingly human.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
  • Down-stairs the girls looked at one another aghast, and Hobo whined uneasily, as if asking permission to interfere.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith

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