English

Noun

clochard ‎(plural clochards)

1. A beggar or tramp, especially in France.
   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 492:

     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 [...].

   • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 92:

     ‘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.’

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔˈʃaːr/

Etymology

Borrowing from French clochard.

Noun

clochard m ‎(plural clochards, diminutive clochardje n)

1. vagrant

French

Etymology

Disputed, but one possible etymology is clocher ‎(“to limp”) +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔ.ʃaʁ/

Noun

clochard m ‎(plural clochards, feminine clocharde)

1. tramp; vagrant

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from French clochard.

Noun

clochard m, f ‎(invariable)

1. tramp, vagrant

Synonyms

• barbone