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down-and-out

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down-and-out or down and out (dounnd-out, -n-)
adj.
1. Lacking funds, resources, or prospects; destitute.
2. Incapacitated; prostrate.
n. also down-and-out·er (-outr)
One who is down-and-out.

down-and-out
Noun
a person who is homeless and destitute
Adjective
without any means of support; destitute
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.down-and-out - a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out"
have-not, poor person - a person with few or no possessions
Adj.1.down-and-out - lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

down-and-out
adjective 1. destitute, ruined, impoverished, derelict, penniless, dirt-poor (informal) flat broke (informal) on your uppers (informal) without two pennies to rub together (informal)
noun 2. tramp, bum (informal) beggar, derelict, outcast, pauper, vagrant, vagabond, bag lady, dosser Brit. (slang) derro Austral. (slang)
Translations
down-and-out [ˈdaunəndaut] n (= tramp) → vagabundo/a
down-and-out [ˈdaunəndaut] down n (= tramp) → clochard(e)
down-and-out [ˈdaunəndaut] down nPenner(in) m(f) (inf)
down-and-out [ˈdaunəndaut] n (= tramp) → barbone m


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