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Street arab   /strit ˈærəb/   Listen
noun
Arab  n.  One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc.
Street Arab, a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city, particularly and outcast boy or girl. "The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are shivering in damp doorways."


Street  n.  
1.
Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses. "He removed (the body of) Amasa from the street unto the field." "At home or through the high street passing." Note: In an extended sense, street designates besides the roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border the thoroughfare. "His deserted mansion in Duke Street."
2.
The roadway of a street (1), as distinguished from the sidewalk; as, children playing in the street.
3.
The inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole street knew about their impending divorce.
The street (Broker's Cant), that thoroughfare of a city where the leading bankers and brokers do business; also, figuratively, those who do business there; as, the street would not take the bonds.
on the street,
(a)
homeless.
(b)
unemployed.
(a)
not in prison, or released from prison; the murderer is still on the street.
Street Arab, Street broker, etc. See under Arab, Broker, etc.
Street door, a door which opens upon a street, or is nearest the street.
street person, a homeless person; a vagrant.
Synonyms: See Way.





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"Street arab" Quotes from Famous Books



... energetic attraction to himself of other folks' disorders (for he fancied he imbibed for his own behoof the pains he drained ab extra), he unhappily became a paralytic, dying not long after. One of his less perilous attempts at the miraculous, I remember was this: he brought a street Arab into his drawing-room, and put a half-crown down on the carpet for him to pick up if he could, and keep for himself; however, this the boy found, to his wonderment, to be practically impossible, seeing that Mr. Howell had secretly willed that he could ...
— My Life as an Author • Martin Farquhar Tupper
... But this is to be considered a real advancement only to the extent that that which is obtained is superior to that which was possessed before, in consequence of the specialization of callings or the greater division of labor ( 48 ff.). When a little street Arab exacts money from a stranger for pointing out the way, we rightly censure him; but no one would find it improper if he should first fit himself to play the part of a guide, and ...
— Principles Of Political Economy • William Roscher


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