rough sleeper

noun

1. a homeless person who sleeps rough

Example Sentences

Among those William speaks to over the course of the film is Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, who went from being a rough sleeper to becoming a chief fire officer.

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And it’s not just the numbers that are greater today - the type of rough sleeper is different, too.

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It doesn’t include, for instance, a person known to be a rough sleeper, but not visible on the night of the count.

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Stimpson was in the city centre on Boxing Day celebrating his birthday when he met the woman, who was a rough sleeper.

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Footage of a police officer dragging a rough sleeper along the ground was "unacceptable" and must not be repeated, police have said.

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