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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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To boost access to existing high-end cryo-EM microscopes, NIH has created three national centers where have-not researchers can send samples for analysis.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2023

By Mr. Robinson’s calculations, to be a have-not in the current landscape of wealth creation is to eke by with a net worth of a mere $10 million.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2021

Eventually — I’m hoping around April or May — we’ll lose interest in who’s a have-shot and who’s a have-not.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2021

Yet even in a 2019 season in which TV viewership is on the upswing, there is a big disparity between a handful of have and have-not teams.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2019

A knight with a silver suit of armour would immediately call himself a have-not, if he met a knight with a golden one.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White