Meaning
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-? Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w(o)p(o)rh₃o- Proto-Italic *paw(o)paro-? Latin dīvesinflu. Latin pauper Old French povrebor. Middle English povre English poor Inherited from Middle English povre, povere, from Old French and Anglo-Norman povre, poure, from Latin pauper, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Doublet of pauper. Displanced native wantsome, Middle English unlede (“poor”, from Old English unlǣde), Middle English unweli, unwely (“poor, unwealthy”, from Old English un- + weliġ (“well-to-do, prosperous, rich”)) and almost fully arm.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 15 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-09RILNOPU
- 2026-08-17ODGIPRY
- 2026-07-07PABDLOR
- 2026-01-25PATRICO
- 2025-11-21PAROGND
- 2025-05-05PAOMLNR
- 2025-04-13OMTPNRY
- 2024-09-24PDYRIOG
- 2024-05-08RIPNMOT
- 2024-03-02RGNOPUW
- 2024-01-06RTBPICO
- 2023-12-23OYCRPHL
+3 earlier appearances in the archive.