Homeless vs. Hobo

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Difference Between Homeless and Hobo
Homelessadjective
Lacking a permanent place of residence.
Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.Hobonoun
(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.
Homelessnoun
someone with no housing;
the homeless became a problem in the large citiesHobonoun
(North America) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
Homelessnoun
people who are homeless;
the homeless lived on the city streetsHobonoun
A kind of large handbag.
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Homelessadjective
without nationality or citizenship;
stateless personsHoboverb
To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
''Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.Homelessadjective
physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security;
made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to anotherHobonoun
a disreputable vagrant;
a homeless tramphe tried to help the really down-and-out bums