saddle tramp

== English == === Alternative forms === saddle-tramp, saddletramp === Pronunciation === === Noun === saddle tramp (plural saddle tramps) (chiefly US, idiomatic, derogatory) In the Old West, a person who wanders from place to place on horseback. 1987, George Bowering, Caprice (2010 New Star edition), →ISBN, (Google preview): She allowed her fancy to play with the idea of staying in Fairfield, of forgetting her bitter quest. . . . But she was not a schoolteacher. . . . She was what some people called a saddle tramp. ==== Synonyms ==== saddle bum === See also === drifter