clochard

[ kloh-sherd ]

noun

1. a beggar; vagrant; tramp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clochard¹

First recorded in 1940–45; from French, derivative of clocher “to limp,” from Latin clopus “lame”

Example Sentences

On the same side behind the fountain was the "Clochard," or Clock Tower.

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