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clochard

[ kloh-sherd ]

noun

  1. a beggar; vagrant; tramp.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clochard1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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