desamparado

Definitions of desamparado
  1. noun
    someone unfortunate without housing
    synonyms: clochard
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    type of:
    desdichado, desgraciado, desventurado
    a person who suffers misfortune
  2. noun
    one at a disadvantage and expected to lose
    synonyms: desvalido
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    type of:
    perdedor
    a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
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