Bum basically applies to a lazy, idle, and often drunken, good-for-nothing, who will not work but habitually sponges on others. But bum , especially when qualified, may denote one who wanders in pursuit of a particular occupation or activity.
Hobo is often distinguished from tramp , sometimes in terms of willingness to work, sometimes in terms of methods of travel, the tramp being then taken as one who typically tramps the roads, the hobo as one who typically rides surreptitiously on freight trains. A common application of hobo is to the migratory worker who roves about following such seasonal occupations as harvesting and crop picking. Usual vs Customary vs Habitual vs Wonted vs Accustomed. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter javisensei Start date Aug 25, Hi all, Yesterday I heard the word vagrand for the first time, and I found all those words with almost for some of them exactly the same definition.
Hobo and bum seem to be AE maybe slang? So is vagabond. And what about tramp? Click to expand That was really helpful, thanks! There is a song lyric that goes "Some folks say that tramps won't steal AE The song goes on to say: "But I found one in my cornfield," so possibly the distinction was not absolute. Wikipedia has this to say: "Unlike 'tramps', who work only when they are forced to, and 'bums', who do not work at all, 'hobos' are workers who wander.
There are also links to articles on tramps and bums.
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