poors

Noun (1)

poor pl (plural only)

1. (plural, plural-only) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
   • ...when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? For this ointment might haue bin sold for much, and giuen to the poore. When Iesus vnderstood it, he said vnto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good worke vpon me. For ye haue the poore...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:8-11
2. (plural, plural-only) the second-to-last placer in Tycoon

   Antonyms:

   rich

Noun (2)

poor (plural poors)

1. (countable) A poor person.
   • The poors are at it again.

   Synonyms:

   beggar, have not, penny-father, bankrupt, indigent, insolvent, lack-all, Lazarus, pauper

2. (obsolete) Synonym of poor cod.

   Synonyms:

   poor cod

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