n.

1. One who is extremely poor.
2. One living on or eligible for public charity.

[From Latin, poor.]

Individual who is destitute and dependent on others for support.

noun

An impoverished person: beggar, down-and-out, down-and-outer, have-not, indigent. See rich/poor.

n

Definition: person who is poor
Antonyms: rich, wealthy

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An impoverished person who is supported at public expense; an indigent litigant who is permitted to sue or defend without paying costs; an impoverished criminal defendant who has a right to receive legal services without charge.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fattig person

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedelaar, ontvanger van armengeld

Français (French)
n. - indigent, pauvre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Armer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (επιδοτούμενος) άπορος, φτωχός

Italiano (Italian)
bisognoso, indigente, povero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pobre, mendigo (m)

Русский (Russian)
бедняк

Español (Spanish)
n. - pobre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fattig(lapp)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
贫民, 穷人, 被救济者

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 貧民, 窮人, 被救濟者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 극빈자, 빈민, 거지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 貧困者, 貧民

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فقير يتلقى إعانه خيريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עני, אביון, נתמך‬

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