English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

fear siúil — meaning in English

Irish → English · translate English → Irish instead

English meaning

  • hobo noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
  • itinerant adj Travelling from place to place regularly, especially for work.
  • tramp noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, often on foot.

Senses

fear siúil is used for these senses in English:

  • hobo (North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.
  • itinerant One who travels from place to place.
  • tramp (sometimes, pejorative) A homeless person; a vagabond. [from 1664]

hobo — full definition

  1. noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
  2. noun A large, slouchy handbag.

itinerant — full definition

  1. adj Travelling from place to place regularly, especially for work.
  2. noun A person who travels from place to place rather than settling down.