D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hobo

/hō'bō/ · Ho·bo · IPA /ˈhoʊ.boʊ/
01 n. A professional tramp; one who spends his life traveling from place to place, esp. by stealing rides on trains, and begging for a living.
pl. Hobos, Hoboes ((#))
  1. 1.
    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.]
Syn. tramp; bum; vagrant; knight of the road.