Associations to the word «Hobo»

Wiktionary

HOBO, noun. A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
HOBO, noun. A migratory laborer
HOBO, noun. (pejorative) A tramp, vagabond; hence bum
HOBO, verb. (intransitive) (perhaps pejorative) To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
HOBO BAG, noun. A handbag or purse characterized by a crescent shape, a slouchy posture, and a long shoulder strap.
HOBO BAGS, noun. Plural of hobo bag
HOBO JUNGLE, noun. (US) (slang) the area where homeless people live and sleep.
HOBO SPIDER, noun. Any of a number of poisonous funnel web spiders, especially Tegenaria agrestis, indigenous to Europe.
HOBO STOVE, noun. A type of improvised stove, consisting of a can without the top and with openings near the bottom.

Dictionary definition

HOBO, noun. A disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats