down-and-out
adjective /ˌdaʊn.əˈnaʊt/Definition
C2 having no luck, no money, and no opportunities: a down-and-out loser Nobody loves you when you're down and out.HomelessnessUnemploymentPoverty and poor down-and-out noun [C] UK › a person who has no money and no homeHomelessness
(Definition of down-and-out adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bag lady noun
- be of/have no fixed abode/address idiom
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