down-and-outer
Person without prospects
A down-and-outer is someone who has fallen into poverty and social marginality—homeless, jobless, without prospects.
The term emphasizes both the descent (down) and the exclusion from mainstream society (out): The shelter was full of down-and-outers looking for a hot meal.
It's more sympathetic than *bum* but still marks someone as having hit bottom.
Utterly without means
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- pennilessCompletely without money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
beggar · vagrant · panhandler · skid row · soup kitchen · shelter · breadline · shantytown
destitute
Utterly without means
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- pennilessCompletely without money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
impoverished · beggar · vagrant · panhandler · skid row · soup kitchen · shelter · breadline · shantytown · cardboard box
loser
Defeated competitor
ruined · bankrupt · fallen · disgraced · washed-up · rock bottom · broken · defeated · finished · hopeless
alcoholic
Addicted to drinking
junkie · bum · substance abuse · rehab · detox · recovery · relapse · bottomed out · spiraling · self-destructive
- unfortunatesvictims, unfortunate, wretch, poor soul, lost soul
down-and-outermillionaire
Person possessing great wealth
billionaire · tycoon · magnate · plutocrat · fat cat
down-and-outersuccess story
Narrative of achievement
winner · achiever · high flier · go-getter · self-made man
down-and-outerpillar of society
Esteemed, upstanding community member
VIP · dignitary · socialite · elite · aristocrat
down, downer, downs, downed, downing, outer, outed, outing, outings