бомжа́тник

rare #38713

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
homeless shelter, doss house, flophouse
Его отпра́вили ночева́ть в бомжа́тник.
They sent him to spend the night in a homeless shelter.
Colloquial and derogatory; the neutral term is «ночлежка» or «приют для бездомных».
2.
hangout for homeless people, place where the homeless gather, squat
Э́тот подва́л давно́ преврати́лся в бомжа́тник.
That basement turned into a hangout for the homeless long ago.
Colloquial and derogatory; often of a filthy, run-down building or flat taken over by vagrants.

Examples

Этот подвал превратился в настоящий бомжатник.
This basement has turned into a real homeless shelter.
Возле вокзала есть старый бомжатник.
There's an old homeless shelter near the railway station.
Соседи жаловались на бомжатник во дворе.
The neighbors complained about the homeless shelter in the courtyard.