Definition of trainhopper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

traveler

Rare

person who travels by hopping trains

Rare

The trainhopper shared stories of his adventures across the country.

freighthopper

hobo

illegal rider

Rare

person who illegally rides freight trains

Rare

The trainhopper jumped onto the moving freight train.

hobo

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Origin of trainhopper

English, train (rail vehicle) + hop (jump) + -er (one who does)

Examples of trainhopper in a sentence

Being a trainhopper requires a lot of courage and resilience.
The trainhopper was caught by the authorities.
Trainhoppers often risk their lives.

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French:voyageur clandestin, passager clandestin, ...
German:Person, die mit dem Zug reist, Schwarzfahrer, ...
Italian:viaggiatore clandestino, viaggiatore clandestino su treni merci, ...
Spanish:vagabundo de trenes, polizón, ...
Portuguese:viajante clandestino, clandestino, ...
Chinese:搭火车旅行的人, 偷乘者, ...
Japanese:列車で旅する人, トレインホッパー, ...
Arabic:مسافر بالقفز على القطارات, مُتَسَلِّل إِلى قِطار الشَّحْن, ...
Hebrew:נַוָּד רַכֶּבֶת, עוֹלֶה עַל רַכָּבוֹת מַשָּׂא, ...
Russian:путешественник на поездах, зацепер, ...
Ukrainian:мандрівник поїздами, трейнхопер, ...
Hindi:ट्रेन से यात्रा करने वाला, ट्रेनहॉपर, ...
Bengali:ট্রেনের যাত্রী, অবৈধ যাত্রী, ...
Catalan:viatger de tren, polissó, ...
Czech:černý pasažér, člověk, který načerno jezdí na nákladních vlacích, ...
Danish:togrejsende, togsurfer, ...
Dutch:treinreiziger, treinspringer, ...
Greek:ταξιδιώτης με τρένο, λαθρεπιβάτης τρένου, ...
Hungarian:tehervonatokra felugrálva utazó ember, potyautas, ...
Khmer:អ្នកធ្វើដំណើរដោយលួចជិះរថភ្លើង, អ្នកលួចជិះរថភ្លើងដឹកទំនិញ, ...
Korean:기차 여행자, 기차 도둑, ...
Persian:مسافر قطار, مسافر غیرقانونی, ...
Polish:podróżnik pociągowy, kolejowy włóczęga, ...
Portuguese (BR):viajante clandestino, caroneiro de trem, ...
Romanian:călător cu trenul, călător ilegal, ...
Swedish:tågsurfare, ...
Thai:คนเดินทางด้วยการกระโดดขึ้นรถไฟ, ผู้โดยสารรถไฟผิดกฎหมาย, ...
Turkish:trene atlayarak seyahat eden, tren kaçakçısı, ...
Vietnamese:người đi tàu lậu, người đi tàu chui, ...

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Definition of trainhopper - Reverso English Dictionary

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