deserving poor

noun

Poor people who are incapable of providing for themselves and thus seen as legitimate recipients of charity.

Opposite
undeserving poor
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Meanings

noundeserving poor pl (plural only)
  1. datedpluralplural onlyPoor people who are incapable of providing for themselves and thus seen as legitimate recipients of charity.

    Antonyms: undeserving poor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPoor people who are incapable of providing for themselves and thus seen as legitimate recipients of charity.

Opposite
undeserving poor
Cite this entry
APA

deserving poor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deserving%20poor

MLA

“deserving poor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deserving%20poor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deserving poor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deserving%20poor.

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