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DoreenMichele
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Transient:
a person who is staying or working in a place for only a short time.
I don't think most people mean someone is only temporarily homeless when they call them transients.
createaccount99
6 months ago
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In the same spirit, I never really associate the meaning of "transient" as "someone passing through," rather it's just a word for "homeless person" for me.
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I don't think most people mean someone is only temporarily homeless when they call them transients.