down-and-out

See also: down and out

English

Adjective

down-and-out (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of down and out

Noun

down-and-out (plural down-and-outs)

1. Synonym of down-and-outer.
   • 1933, The Commonweal, volume 19, page 241:

     So they have trooped forth to organize village down-and-outs and ne'er-do-wells into would-be combat units.