What is the difference between a vagrant and a hobo.

Answer: They are different because one is a traveler and the other is a homeless person Explanation: As nouns the difference between vagrant and hobo is that vagrant is a person without a home or job while hobo is a homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails. As a adjective vagrant is moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled. As a verb hobo is to be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.