clochard

English

Etymology

From French clochard.

Noun

clochard (plural clochards)

1. A beggar or tramp, especially in France.
   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 492:

     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 [...].

   • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 92:

     ‘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.’

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /klɔ.ʃaʁ/, X-SAMPA: /klO.SaR/

Noun

clochard m (plural clochards; feminine clocharde, plural clochardes)

1. tramp; vagrant

Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

clochard m and f (invariable)

1. tramp, vagrant

Synonyms

• barbone