clochard
[ kloh-sherd ]
/ ˈkloʊ ʃərd /
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noun
a beggar; vagrant; tramp.
Nearby words
cloak-and-sword, cloakroom, cloam, clobber, clobbering machine, clochard, cloche, clock, clock golf, clock in, clock is ticking, the
Origin of clochard
1940–45; < French, derivative of clocher to limp < L clopus lame
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Examples from the Web for clochard
On the same side behind the fountain was the "Clochard," or Clock Tower.
Westminster|Sir Walter Besant