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hobo definition

☆ hobo (hō′bō)

noun pl. hobos -·bos or hoboes -·boes

  1. a migratory worker: so used by such workers themselves
  2. a vagrant; tramp

Etymology: < ?

intransitive verb

to travel in the manner of a hobo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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