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Homeless vs. Hobo

Homeless and Hobo Definitions

Homeless

Having no home or haven.

Hobo

One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or a means of livelihood.

Homeless

People without homes considered as a group. Often used with the.

Hobo

A migrant worker.

Homeless

Lacking a permanent place of residence.
Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.

Hobo

Also hobo bag A large, crescent-shaped handbag with a single shoulder strap and usually a zippered top.
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Homeless

Destitute of a home.

Hobo

To live or wander like a vagrant.

Homeless

Those people who have no permanent residence, especially those who live outdoors due to poverty; usually used in the definite phrase the homeless.

Hobo

(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.

Homeless

Someone with no housing;
The homeless became a problem in the large cities

Hobo

(North America) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
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Homeless

People who are homeless;
The homeless lived on the city streets

Hobo

A kind of large handbag.

Homeless

Without nationality or citizenship;
Stateless persons

Hobo

To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.

Homeless

Physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security;
Made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another

Hobo

A professional tramp; one who spends his life traveling from place to place, esp. by stealing rides on trains, and begging for a living.
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Hobo

A disreputable vagrant;
A homeless tramp
He tried to help the really down-and-out bums

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