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Hobo
Hobo noun - A homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living.
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Justified because, as Smiley explains it, a hobo looks for work and that makes them different from bums.
Source: Western Animation / Yogi's Gang
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Hobo and Bums. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bums/hobo
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