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1. A homeless person or vagrant
   "a homeless bindlestiff";
   - tramp, hobo [N. Amer, informal], bum [N. Amer, informal], skell [US, informal]
    
2. A worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places
   - hobo [N. Amer, informal], migrant worker, skell [US, informal]

Derived forms: bindlestiffs

Type of: casual [Brit], casual worker, clochard, drifter, floater, temp [informal], temporary, temporary worker, vagabond, vagrant