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down-and-out

DEFINITIONS OF: down-and-out

1

n a person who is destitute

“he tried to help the down-and-out
Type of:
have-not, poor person
a person with few or no possessions

adj lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

Synonyms
unsuccessful
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
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