down-and-outer

noun

Someone who is down and out.

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Meanings

noundown-and-outer (plural down-and-outers)

plural down-and-outers · alternative down-and-out · alternative down and out

  1. idiomaticSomeone who is down and out.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bumderelictdown and outdown-and-outfloaterscatterlingswagmantramptruantvagabondvagrantwaif

Origin

From down and out + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

down-and-outer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-and-outer

MLA

“down-and-outer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-and-outer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down-and-outer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-and-outer.

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