| Main Entry: | have-not |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pauper |
Synonyms: |
almsperson, bankrupt, beggar, bum, dependent, destitute, down-and-out, down-and-outer, homeless person, in the gutter, indigent, insolvent, lazarus, mendicant, poor person, supplicant |
| Main Entry: | downtrodden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | afflicted, abused |
Synonyms: |
a slave to, abject, at one's beck and call, at one's feet, at one's mercy, destitute, distressed, exploited, have-not, helpless, in one's clutches, in one's pocket, in one's power, led by the nose, maltreated, mistreated, needy, oppressed, overcome, persecuted, subjugated, subservient, suppressed, tyrannized, under one's thumb, underdog*, underfoot |
Antonyms: |
happy, respected, satisfied |
| Main Entry: | impoverished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor, exhausted |
Synonyms: |
bankrupt, barren, beggared, broke, clean, depleted, destitute, distressed, drained, empty, flat broke, flat*, have-not, hurting, impecunious, indigent, insolvent, necessitous, needy, penurious, played out, poverty-stricken, reduced, ruined, spent, sterile, strapped |
Antonyms: |
enriched, full, plentiful, rich |
| Main Entry: | oppressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | downtrodden |
Synonyms: |
a slave to, abject, abused, at one's feet, at one's mercy, burdened, destitute, distressed, enslaved, exploited, have-not, helpless, maltreated, mistreated, persecuted, subservient, suppressed, tormented, tyrannized, under one's thumb, underfoot |
| Main Entry: | pauper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is poor |
Synonyms: |
almsperson, bankrupt, beggar, bum, dependent, destitute, down-and-out, have-not, homeless person, in the gutter, indigent, insolvent, lazarus, mendicant, poor person, supplicant |
Antonyms: |
rich, wealthy |
| Main Entry: | underprivileged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor |
Synonyms: |
badly off, depressed, deprived, destitute, disadvantaged, down and out, handicapped, hapless, hard up, have-not, ill-fated, ill-starred, impoverished, in dire straits, in need, in want, indigent, needy, unfortunate, unlucky |
Antonyms: |
privileged, rich, wealthy |
| Main Entry: | down-and-outer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | poor person |
Synonyms: |
beggar, bum, derelict, down-and-out, have-not, indigent, pauper, tramp, vagabond, vagrant |