<P> A hobo is a migrant worker or homeless vagabond , especially one who is impoverished . The term originated in the Western -- probably Northwestern -- United States around 1890 . Unlike a `` tramp '' , who works only when forced to , and a `` bum '' , who does not work at all , a `` hobo '' is a traveling worker . </P>
<P> A hobo is a migrant worker or homeless vagabond , especially one who is impoverished . The term originated in the Western -- probably Northwestern -- United States around 1890 . Unlike a `` tramp '' , who works only when forced to , and a `` bum '' , who does not work at all , a `` hobo '' is a traveling worker . </P>
what did hobos do during the great depression
what did hobos do during the great depression
a traveling worker
a traveling worker