clochard — meaning in English
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English meaning
- derelict adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
- hobo noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
- rogue noun A dishonest or unprincipled person; a scoundrel.
- tramp noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, often on foot.
- transient adj Lasting only a short time; passing quickly.
- wino noun Informal, often disparaging: someone who drinks cheap wine or alcohol heavily and habitually, especially a homeless alcoholic.
Senses
clochard is used for these senses in English:
- derelict (countable, dated) An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast, a waif.
- hobo (North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.
- rogue A vagrant.
- rolling stone (idiomatic) A person who moves around a lot and never settles down; a vagrant.
- tramp (sometimes, pejorative) A homeless person; a vagabond. [from 1664]
- transient A homeless person.
- wino (pejorative, especially) Such a drunkard who is homeless.
derelict — full definition
- adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
- noun Property, or occasionally a person, abandoned and left with nobody to care for it.
hobo — full definition
- noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
- noun A large, slouchy handbag.