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Hobo

noun/hˈoʊboʊ/
Definition
a disreputable vagrant
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈoʊboʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈɜːmɐfɹədˌeɪti/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈɜːmɐfɹədˌeɪti/
2 syllables Say it as /hˈoʊboʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna disreputable vagrant
“a homeless tramp”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Landstreicher
ein verrufener Landstreicher
🇫🇷French
clochard
un vagabond peu recommandable
🇪🇸Spanish
obrero migratorio
un vagabundo de mala reputación
🇮🇹Italian
vagabondo
un vagabondo poco raccomandabile
🇳🇱Dutch
zwerver
een beruchte zwerver
🇵🇹Portuguese
vagabundo
um vagabundo de má reputação
🇷🇺Russian
бродяга
бродяга с сомнительной репутацией
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आवारा
एक बदनाम आवारा
🇮🇳Tamil
ஹோபோ
ஒரு மானங்கெட்ட அலைந்து திரிபவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
హోబో
ఒక అపఖ్యాతి పాలైన వాడు
🇮🇳Gujarati
હોબો
એક અવિશ્વસનીય ભ્રમણ કરનાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೋಬೋ
ಅಪಖ್ಯಾತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഹോബോ
ഒരു അപകീർത്തികരമായ വ്യഗ്രൻ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹੋਬੋ
ਇੱਕ ਬਦਨਾਮ ਘੁੰਮਣ ਵਾਲਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہوبو
ایک ناقابل اعتبار آوارہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
流浪汉
一个声名狼藉的流浪汉
🇯🇵Japanese
ホーボー
評判の悪い浮浪者
🇰🇷Korean
뜨내기 노동자
평판이 좋지 않은 부랑자
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đi lang thang
một kẻ lang thang tai tiếng
🇹🇭Thai
กุ๊ย
คนเร่ร่อนที่ไม่น่าไว้วางใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
batak
seorang gelandangan yang tercela
🇵🇭Filipino
palaboy
isang walang galang na palaboy
🇲🇾Malay
batak
gelandangan yang tidak bereputasi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
المتشرد
متشرد سيئ السمعة
🇮🇷Persian
دوره گرد
یک ولگرد بدنام
🇹🇷Turkish
serseri
itibarsız bir serseri
🇮🇱Hebrew
נַוָד
נווד חסר מוניטין
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'hobo'?
The primary meaning of 'hobo' is 'a disreputable vagrant'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hobo' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'hobo' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'hobo' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'hobo' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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