Definitions

have-not

[hav-not, -not] / ˈhævˌnɒt, -ˈnɒt /

NOUN

a population's least wealthy

Synonyms

STRONG

bankrupt beggar bum dependent down-and-out insolvent lazarus mendicant supplicant

WEAK

almsperson destitute down-and-outer homeless person in the gutter indigent poor person unhoused person

Example Sentences

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Have-not consumers pay to be complicit in our own fleecing.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2019