Hoboes

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
  


     Syn: tramp; bum; vagrant; knight of the road.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hobo
       n : a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to
           help the really down-and-out bums" [syn: {tramp}, {bum}]
       [also: {hoboes} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hoboes
       See {hobo}