POOR DEVIL: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
Pronunciation: | | pûr 'devul
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| Definition: | | [n] someone you feel sorry for |
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| Synonyms: | | wretch |
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| See Also: | | victim | |
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| Related Terms: | | almsman, almswoman, bankrupt, beachcomber, beggar, beggarly fellow, blighter, Bowery bum, budmash, bum, bummer, caitiff, casual, charity case, derelict, devil, down-and-out, down-and-outer, drifter, drunkard, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, hardcase, hobo, human wreck, indigent, lowlife, martyr, mauvais sujet, mean wretch, mucker, no-good, object of compassion, pauper, pauvre diable, penniless man, pilgarlic, poor creature, poor man, poorling, prey, sad case, sad sack, skid-row bum, starveling, stiff, sufferer, sundowner, swagman, tramp, truant, vag, vagabond, vagrant, vaurien, victim, wastrel, welfare client, worthless fellow, wretch |
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