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poor people

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Noun1.poor people - people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance"
poor
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
homeless - poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities"
needy - needy people collectively; "they try to help the needy"
rich, rich people - people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation"


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It was easy to bring them, for wages were really much higher, and it was only when it was too late that the poor people found out that everything else was higher too.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
But the poor people cannot buy them anyway," Saxon objected.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
One day, certain of these poor people, so numerous in America, came to call upon him, and requested permission to return with him to their native country.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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