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Definition of clochard in English: clochardnounPlural clochards ˈklɔʃɑːklɔʃaʀˈklōSHərd (in France) a beggar; a vagrant. clochards drinking in doorways Example sentencesExamples - For Dolce & Gabbana, a man has to be a bit of a romantic clochard, a refined sort bricklayer of deeply Mediterranean looks, dark and expressive.
- His characters are often marginal to the point of near nonexistence, Beckett's clochards with backstories, Conrad's adventurers in a shabbier key.
- The clochards in our neighborhood get to spend the night sheltered under the bushes of the empty lot.
Synonyms tramp, beggarman, beggarwoman, vagrant, vagabond, down-and-out, homeless person, derelict, mendicant
Origin French, from clocher 'to limp'. Definition of clochard in US English: clochardnounˈklōSHərd (in France) a beggar; a vagrant. clochards drinking in doorways Example sentencesExamples - The clochards in our neighborhood get to spend the night sheltered under the bushes of the empty lot.
- For Dolce & Gabbana, a man has to be a bit of a romantic clochard, a refined sort bricklayer of deeply Mediterranean looks, dark and expressive.
- His characters are often marginal to the point of near nonexistence, Beckett's clochards with backstories, Conrad's adventurers in a shabbier key.
Synonyms tramp, beggarman, beggarwoman, vagrant, vagabond, down-and-out, homeless person, derelict, mendicant
Origin French, from clocher ‘to limp’. |