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Bindlestiff

/ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf/

A tramp (hobo) who carries a bedroll or a bundle of possessions.

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hobonoun	(Canada, US) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
bindle stiffnoun	A hobo, misfit, criminal, wanderer, or drifting harvest worker.
railroad trampnoun	(US) A transient, homeless person who rides from place to place on freight trains; a hobo
strollernoun	(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.
trampnoun	(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.
skipper-birdnoun	(obsolete) A tramp who does not go to lodging-houses; a rough sleeper.
toeragnoun	(derogatory, British, Ireland) A worthless or despicable person.
rough sleepernoun	(idiomatic, euphemistic) A homeless person who sleeps outdoors.
clochardnoun	A beggar or tramp, especially in France.
lodgernoun	A person who lodges in another's house (compare tenant).
loiter-sacknoun	(obsolete) A lazy person.
walleteernoun	(archaic) An itinerant beggar who carries a pouch.
flea-bagnoun	Alternative form of fleabag. [(slang) A bed or sleeping bag.]
stragglernoun	One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
casual	(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
boundlingnoun	(humorous, nonce word) A little bounder.
landloupernoun	(archaic) A vagabond; a vagrant.
saddle-trampnoun	Alternative form of saddle tramp. [(chiefly US, idiomatic, derogatory) In the Old West, a person who wanders from place to place on horseback.]
knight of the roadnoun	(dated) A hobo.
stumblebumnoun	A blundering or awkward person.

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