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indigents

indigents is the plural of indigent.

Meaning of indigent

Noun

indigent (plural indigents)

  1. A person in need, or in poverty.
    • I liked the streets best, so I walked and stared, and slept in a Salvation Army hostel for indigents. But I was no indigent; I was rich in feeling, and that was a luxury I had rarely known.1975, Robertson Davies, World of Wonders, Penguin Books, published 1976, →ISBN, page 161

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Questions about indigents

What is indigents the plural of?
Indigents is the plural of indigent.

Words near indigents in the dictionary

  1. indigenousness
  2. indigenousnesses
  3. indigens
  4. indigent
  5. indigently
  6. indigents
  7. Indigequeer
  8. indigest
  9. indigested
  10. indigestedness
  11. indigestibility

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