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| '''Tramp''' has a number of meanings: | |||
| *A tramp is an itinerant who travels from place to place, traditionally ''tramping'', that is, walking. While they may do odd jobs from time to time, tramps aren't looking for regular work and support themselves by other means i.e. begging or scavenging. This is in contrast to ]s who travel from place to place (often by catching rides on freight trains) looking for work, or ], who travel from city to city begging. Both the terms ''tramp'' and ''hobo'' (and the distinction between them) were in common use between the 1880s and the 1940s, and were not limited to the ]. ''Schnorrer'' is a ] term. Like ''hobo'' and '']'', ''tramp'' is considered somewhat rude in ] usage, having been subsumed in more polite contexts by words such as ''] person'' or ''transient''. It remains relatively more common in ], but has also been somewhat replaced with ''homeless person''. | |||
| *In ] ] is the commonly used name for a ] of at least one overnight stay in the outdoors. The travel book by ] '']'' uses the word in this sense. It is not about an indigent itinerant. | |||
| *] is a kind of tramp for whom the travel as such is more important than the destination. | |||
| *''Tramp'' is also a ] term for a "loose" woman or ] in American English. | |||
| *In ] terminology, a ] is a seagoing vessel which undertakes voyages for hire, as opposed to one making regular runs on a specified route. | |||
| *] consists of pieces of metal that occur as an unwelcome impurity in other material, such as waste paper for recycling. | |||
| * '''Tramp''' was the ] of ] while recording, performing, and writing music. "Tramp" played primarily ] and ] and performed with numerous musical groups including ], ], ] and ]. | |||
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