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Laborer vs Hobo - What's the difference?

laborer | hobo |

As nouns the difference between laborer and hobo

is that laborer is one who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly while hobo is a homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.

As a verb hobo is

to be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.

laborer

English

Alternative forms

* labourer

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.

    • Related terms

    * laborist

    hobo

    English

    (wikipedia hobo)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
  • A migratory laborer
  • (pejorative) A tramp, vagabond; hence bum

    • Usage notes

    * Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hobohemia * hoboism * hobo spider * hobo stove

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
    • Joe idly hoboed''' through half the country till he realized ' hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.

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