street person
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5.6
- noun
- /strit ˈpɜrsən/
:
persona sin hogar
- If you were indeed one of the street people, I bet I knew you, as I knew most of them.
- homeless street person
I said, but it just, it must sadden people in California to see the street people.
- I said, but it just, it must sadden people in California to see the street people.
- He never been in front of that many people that, that that are that are like street people.
Examples
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Many street people rely on public parks for a place to sleep and rest during the night.
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- Some of them are street people.
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And yet, a street person or individual living in poverty does not experience equal protection under the law.
Academic text (1999) -
Then I was worried I was gonna have to adapt to life as a street person in Madrid.
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No one worried about thieves or street people coming in from an alley in Fair Haven.
Fiction book (1994) -
Students with teacher guidance should have opportunities to observe street people in the United States who lack even the basic necessities of life.
Academic text (1999) -
For these five days, the Place Milieu-Gamelin becomes a meeting place for street people who mingle with spectators.
Academic text (2011) -
The city organization is working to provide shelter for street people during the winter months.
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She volunteers at the local shelter, helping street people find resources and support.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who has no home and often lives on the streets
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1.6
A person who has no home to live in
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5.9
A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or steady job
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8.4
A person who travels from place to place without a home and looks for temporary work
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6.1
A person who has no home and travels, often begging or doing casual work
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7.7
A person who has no home and moves from place to place, often begging
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3.9
A person who travels without a fixed home or purpose
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7.6
A person who moves from place to place without a home or job
A person who sleeps outside because they have no home
People who do not have a permanent home
People who do not have a home to live in
A person who sleeps wherever they can because they have no home
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is homeless' is directly inferable from combining 'street' (a place/outdoors) with 'person' (a human), indicating someone who lives or spends time on the street. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English noun-modifier logic, so a B1 learner who knows both words will likely understand the MWE.
Etymology
Street person comes from the simple image of a person who lives or spends most of their time on the street, sleeping or staying outside. So the phrase means 'homeless' and is used for someone who often sleeps in public places.