ルンペン

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

loafer; freeloader; tramp; unemployed person

A somewhat dated term for a person who is homeless, jobless, or lives by begging or casual labor. Often carries a nuance of social marginalization. In modern Japanese, ホームレス is more common for 'homeless person'.

from German Lumpen

• 戦せん後ごの混こん乱らん期きには、街まちに多おおくのルンペンがあふれていた。

  In the chaotic postwar period, the streets were full of tramps.

• 彼かれはルンペン生せい活かつを送おくりながら旅たびを続つづけた。

  He continued his journey while living as a tramp.