Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "hobo" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bridge

Capable Of

value food

Derived Terms

hobo bag hobo egg hobo jungle hobo spider hobo stew hobo stove hobodom hoboglyph hobohemia hobohemian hoboish hoboism hobolike hobosexual laptop hobo murderhobo

Desires

pie

Etymologically Related To

hawbuck homeless boy homeward bound

Context

historical pejorative perhaps pejorative

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

clochard drifter floater temp temporary temporary worker vagabond vagrant

Related Terms

bum especially handbag homeless illegally laborer migratory not penniless person rail travel unemployed wandering

Synonym Network

migrant worker tramp

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.