clochard
nounEtymology Borrowed from French clochard.
1
A beggar or tramp, especially in France.
- He nearly fell over the Pont Neuf, enjoyed the conversation and esteem of several hairy clochards, and was finally knocked down by a taxi in the Place Vendôme […]1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 492:
- ‘Those clochards in Cannes, mostly old soixante-huitards. They see a tribute to modern industrial genius and can't resist giving it a swift kick.’2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 92: