frequent flier
n.— «Homeless for about five years, ricocheting from hospital to jail to sidewalk, he is what is known as a “frequent flier”—among the chronically homeless who cost the city the most in police, fire and hospital services.» —“One case at a time” Los Angeles Times May 7, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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