tramp

[tɹæmp]

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A tramp is someone who travels from place to place without a fixed home. They might sleep outside or in cheap hostels.

When we use the word "tramp" in everyday life, it usually refers to someone who lives on the streets or moves around a lot with no stable job or address. People often associate tramps with poverty and homelessness, but not all travelers are homeless - some might be vagabonds by choice, enjoying freedom from regular routines. You might hear someone say "I'm feeling like a tramp" to describe being tired of the same old routine, but this is just an informal use of the word.

How common is "tramp"?

Word tramp is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.
A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.
Example: "Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend."
Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
(in apposition) Of objects, stray and intrusive and unwanted
A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.

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verb

To walk with heavy footsteps.
To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).
Example: We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again.
To hitchhike.
To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
To travel or wander through.
Example: to tramp the country
To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.

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noun

A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages

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