WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
street′ peo′ple,
- persons whose home is in the streets of a city;
the homeless. - people who make their living in the streets, esp. of large cities, as vendors or performers.
- the people of a neighborhood, esp. a crowded big-city neighborhood or ghetto, who frequent the streets of their area.
- 1965–70