tramp

Meanings

• a disreputable vagrant
  • "a homeless tramp"
• a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
• a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
• a heavy footfall
  • "the tramp of military boots"
• a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
• a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
• travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
  • "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"
• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
• cross on foot
  • "We had to tramp the creeks"
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

Synonyms

bum, cast, drift, footslog, hike, hiker, hiking, hobo, pad, plod, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, slog, stray, swan, swinger, tramp steamer, tramper, trudge, vagabond, wander