clo·chard I. \ˈklōshə(r)d, klȯˈshär\noun (-s) Etymology: by alteration : clocher II. noun (-s) Etymology: French, from clocher to limp (from — assumed — Vulgar Latin cloppicare, from Late Latin cloppus lame) + -ard : tramp, bum, hobo < a clochard's views on Parisian life >