Meanings
adjectivedown-and-out (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of down and out.
noundown-and-out (plural down-and-outs)
plural down-and-outs
- Synonym of down-and-outer.
So they have trooped forth to organize village down-and-outs and ne'er-do-wells into would-be combat units.
1933, The Commonweal, volume 19, page 241Synonyms: down-and-outer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of down-and-outer.
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down-and-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-and-out
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“down-and-out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-and-out. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down-and-out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-and-out.
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