rough sleeper



rough sleeper

Someone who sleeps outside at night (i.e., "sleeps rough"), usually because he or she has no home. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The government's aim is to have the number of rough sleepers halved in five years' time. I spent a couple of years as a rough sleeper after my house was repossessed. It's not something I would wish on anyone.
See also: rough, sleeper

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Awotwi-Western African, Akan
Edda (1)ED-dahItalian
Aldina (1)-Portuguese
MerrillMER-əlEnglish
Mansur-Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Colobert-Ancient Germanic