路ろ上じょう生せい活かつ者しゃ

noun

homeless person; rough sleeper

Refers to people who live on the streets, often used in news or formal contexts. More neutral than ホームレス, which can carry a slightly negative nuance.

• 路ろ上じょう生せい活かつ者しゃの支し援えん団だん体たいが炊たき出だしを行おこなった。

  A support group for homeless people held a soup kitchen.

• 冬ふゆの寒さむさは路ろ上じょう生せい活かつ者しゃにとって命いのちに関かかわる。

  The winter cold is life-threatening for rough sleepers.