Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hobo"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hobo \Ho"bo\, n.; pl. {Hobos} or {Hoboes}. [Of uncertain
origin.]
A professional tramp; one who spends his life traveling from
place to place, esp. by stealing rides on trains, and begging
for a living. [U. S.] -- {Ho"bo*ism}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hobo
n : a disreputable vagrant [syn: {tramp}, {bum}]
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