rough sleeper
noun1
Euphemistic, Idiomatic A homeless person who sleeps outdoors.
- In England, meanwhile, government figures show the number of rough sleepers – a small fraction of the total homeless population – climbed from 1,768 in 2010 to 4,677 last year (and since the official count is based on a single evening, charities say the real figure is far higher).2019 June 3, Jon Henley, “'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness”, in The Guardian:
- Related terms
- rough sleeping, sleep rough