ocean tramp

noun

Synonym of tramp steamer.

Meanings

nounocean tramp (plural ocean tramps)

plural ocean tramps

  1. Synonym of tramp steamer.

    She was a massive lady, with a prominent forehead, some half-dozen chins, and a manner towards those in her employment which would have been resented in a second mate by the crew of a Western ocean tramp.

    1911, P. G. Wodehouse, The Best Sauce

    Synonyms: tramp steamer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of tramp steamer.

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