1. a homeless person or vagrant, especially one living on the streets of a city
Usage: borrowed from French; somewhat literary or formal in English

Examples

• The documentary followed the lives of clochards in Paris.
• He became a clochard after losing his job and apartment.
• The city's social services tried to help the clochards find shelter.
• In French literature, the clochard is often portrayed as a figure of freedom and rebellion.
• She volunteered at a soup kitchen that served clochards and other vulnerable populations.