HAVE-NOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does have-not mean? 

• HAVE-NOT (noun)
  The noun HAVE-NOT has 1 sense:

1. a person with few or no possessions

  Familiarity information: HAVE-NOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAVE-NOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person with few or no possessions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

have-not; poor person

Hypernyms ("have-not" is a kind of...):

unfortunate; unfortunate person (a person who suffers misfortune)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "have-not"):

poor white trash; white trash ((slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished)

down-and-out (a person who is destitute)

pauper (a person who is very poor)

clochard; drifter; floater; vagabond; vagrant (a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support)