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rough sleeper

rough sleeper noun: a homeless person who sleeps outdoors.

Noun

rough sleeper (plural rough sleepers)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) A homeless person who sleeps outdoors.
    • In England, meanwhile, government figures show the number of rough sleepers – a small fraction of the total homeless population – climbed from 1,768 in 2010 to 4,677 last year (and since the official count is based on a single evening, charities say the real figure is far higher).2019 June 3, Jon Henley, “'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness”, in The Guardian

rough sleeper meaning in Tamil

rough sleeper in Tamil

வீதி வாழ்நர்

Forms of rough sleeper

pluralrough sleepers

Questions about rough sleeper

What does rough sleeper mean?
Rough sleeper means a homeless person who sleeps outdoors.
What is rough sleeper in Tamil?
Rough sleeper in Tamil is வீதி வாழ்நர். See Rough sleeper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rough sleeper?
Rough sleeper is a noun.
What is the plural of rough sleeper?
The plural of rough sleeper is rough sleepers.

Words near rough sleeper in the dictionary

  1. rough shark
  2. rough sharks
  3. rough slant
  4. rough slants
  5. rough sledding
  6. rough sleeper
  7. rough sleepers
  8. rough sleeping
  9. rough string
  10. rough strings
  11. rough stuff

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