Meaning of DOWN-AND-OUT

Pronunciation:			'dawnund 'awt
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out" [adj]  lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
	Synonyms:		unsuccessful
	See Also:		have-not, poor person
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		ausgespielt, bankrupt, blasted, blighted, broken, desolated, destitute, destroyed, devastated, done for, done in, fallen, finished, fortuneless, gone to pot, homeless, in ruins, in the gutter, in the red, insolvent, irremediable, kaput, landless, moneyless, out of funds, overthrown, penniless, propertyless, ravaged, ruined, ruinous, spoiled, undone, wasted, without a sou, wrecked