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
