Synonyms:
tramp, hobo, bum
Meaning: a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
Usage examples
A colored boy succeeded in scrambling into the car, and when the train was well under way again he was tripped up and "seduced" (to use the hobo euphemism) by each of the tramps.
The young fellow had improved in appearance, having discarded his frayed gray suit for one of plain brown khaki, such as many of the workmen wore, a supply being carried by the company's store. He was clean-shaven and trim, and a gentlemanly bearing had replaced the careless, half defiant attitude of the former hobo.