as in beggar
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
upon graduation from college he wandered around the country as a bindle stiff, naively believing that he was at one with the downtrodden
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.Ned Parker, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
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Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to love about Coach’s viral shoulder bag: the modern hobo style, the soft leather, the distinct shape.Lindy Segal, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
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On March 7, 1913, rescuers were desperately searching the same waters for survivors of the Alum Cine, a British tramp steamer, that exploded while being loaded with 350 tons of dynamite (nine boxcars’ worth) that was bound to Panama for construction of the canal that was underway.Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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This injects more energy into the production of soundwaves resulting in a sound that’s punchy, superbly defined and which has excellent transients.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Smith, a transient with an extensive criminal record, was charged with murder with the special circumstances of lying in wait, as well as committing the crime with a deadly weapon, a knife.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Bindle stiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bindle%20stiff. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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