hobo

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

• He’d heard the word hobo used for travelers, heard it was short for homeward bound, or homeless boy, or Hoboken having something to do with New Jersey.

Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.CanadaUS

A kind of large handbag.

• Avoid bulky styles such as duffle sacks, buckets, doctors' satchels, and hobos.

To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.intransitive

• Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.