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as in hobo
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter

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as in prostitute
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman elders in the roaring twenties who labeled flappers degenerates and tramps

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tramp

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verb

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adjective

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Recent Examples of tramp
Noun
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Chappell Roan opens up about her debut album 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess' and friendship with Rodrigo The inspiration behind the title of Chappell Roan's debut album came from her own tramp stamp. Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023 It should be noted that much of the discussion about the park, between the City Council and citizens, involved whether a fence needed to be built around the park to discourage the hobos and tramps, who traveled along the railroad, from taking up residence in the park. Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2023
Verb
Just over four years ago, the same networks covered live as a crowd of Trump supporters tramped through the Rotunda, having attacked police and breached the Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel Stadium recently. Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Docks depended on a circulating pool of male maritime workers—crews of seamen and stokers who manned the tramp steamers, gangs of longshoremen, and stevedores who loaded and unloaded goods, as well as artisans and machinists who maintained and repaired the ships and trains. Michael Denning, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2015 Probably not another tramp stamp but who knows. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for tramp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tramp
Noun
  • Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.
    Vulture, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
Verb
  • The team then trained three seals–Nick, Luca, and Miro–to shuffle into place in front of a large screen and showed them the simulations.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
  • The next generation's most exciting opportunities won't be found in shuffling digital information but in reimagining the physical world.
    Richard Lebovitz, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • While wearing a mini tuxedo, Lorenzo slowly stomped down the aisle and paused at the puddle of petals.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • Boston Haitian community joyfully stomped, danced and marched their way down Blue Hill Ave.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • So, waders are people who just stroll through and say, ‘Oh, this is nice.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • In what has become a familiar sight on the Croisette, Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne strolled up the red carpet to present their new film to a welcoming crowd.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • The coaches are no different—and have been vagabond for longer.
    Max Olson, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
  • There are records of albatrosses spending decades living as vagabond singletons in the wrong hemisphere, Lees said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • And then there are those, like Mia, who stumble on their birth families inadvertently.
    Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
  • No one stumbled into creating a billion dollar company, gingerly broke a world record, or cautiously planned and lived their peak life.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

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“Tramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tramp. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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