Bum
Bum noun - The part of the body upon which someone sits.
Homeless person and bum are semantically related In some cases you can use "Homeless person" instead a noun "Bum".
Homeless person
Homeless person noun - Someone unfortunate without housing.
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Synonyms for Homeless person
Bum and homeless person are semantically related in pauper topic. Sometimes you can use "Bum" instead a noun phrase "Homeless person", if it concerns topics such as desperate, person who is poor.
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- Tramp: A homeless person, equivalent to the US "bum".
Source: Useful Notes / British English
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Homeless person and Bum. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bum/homeless_person
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