have-not
/ˈhav-ˌnät -ˈnät/ (ame, mw)
have-not — noun
1. a person with much less money and far fewer possessions than others in the same
a person with much less money and far fewer possessions than others in the same society
Roya's father was a have-not after the factory closed.
singular countable noun: a have-not
During the drought, many village have-nots sold goats to buy rice.
plural noun for poor people in a community
City rents pushed young have-nots into crowded rooms above a market.
At the rally, Gita said new school fees hurt local have-nots most.
As jobs disappeared, the neighborhood's have-nots lined up for hot soup.
- poor person
the everyday neutral wording, without the social-divide emphasis
- pauper
more old-fashioned and stronger, suggesting extreme poverty
- the disadvantaged
broader and more formal, often including social limits beyond money
- have
often used as the opposite social label in haves and have-nots
文法句型
a have-not
the have-nots
haves and have-nots
用法筆記
Most often plural in social or political writing, especially in haves and have-nots. Singular have-not exists, but the word is more commonly used for groups who lack money or opportunity.