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clochard

clochard noun: a beggar or tramp, especially in France.

Noun

clochard (plural clochards)

  1. A beggar or tramp, especially in France.
    • 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 […]1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 492
    • ‘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.’2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 92

Forms of clochard

pluralclochards

Origin of clochard

Borrowed from French clochard.

Questions about clochard

What does clochard mean?
Clochard means a beggar or tramp, especially in France.
What part of speech is clochard?
Clochard is a noun.
What is the plural of clochard?
The plural of clochard is clochards.

Words near clochard in the dictionary

  1. clobetasone
  2. CLOBs
  3. clobutinol
  4. clobuzarit
  5. clocapramine
  6. clochard
  7. clochards
  8. cloche
  9. cloches
  10. clochán
  11. clocháns

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