have-not
[ hav-not, -not ]
/ ˈhævˌnɒt, -ˈnɒt /
noun
Usually have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).
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Origin of have-not
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby have-not
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Example sentences from the Web for have-not
He was so frightfully tired of life and its struggles; tired of being a Have-Not.
The Lee Shore|Rose MacaulayOn top of that handicap was another; the have-not nations were so far behind economically that they couldn't get going.
Black Man's Burden|Dallas McCord ReynoldsAnd all the attendant causes for race wars, nationalist wars, and have-not wars would crop up.
The Merchants of Venus|A. H. PhelpsAfrica is and has been throughout history a have-not continent.
Border, Breed Nor Birth|Dallas McCord Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for have-not
have-not
noun
(usually plural) a person or group of people in possession of relatively little material wealth
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