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Verification from someone who would know:Hobo -- a vagrant who works wherever he can find it and then moves on.
Tramp -- a vagrant who travels from place to place and avoids working.
Bum -- someone who stays in one place and avoids working.
It's all about the nuance.
"Hobos are people who move around looking for work, tramps are people who move around but don't look for work, and bums are people who don't move and don't work. I've been all three."
"Seasick Steve" Wold