hobo synonymous with panhandler or beggar

[paul johnson]

paul johnson
at 77 years old, growing up in Chicago. a hobo was a man who rode the
rails maybe a bum but usually an itinerant worker. When did they stop
selling the Hobo News?

On 3/31/2012 8:13 PM, Dan Nussbaum wrote:
> My wife informs me that her Middle School students consider hobo to be synonymous with panhandler or beggar.
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> I would like to know what this esteemed list serve thinks.
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> Dan Nussbaum
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