have-not

[ hav-not, -not ]

noun

1. Usually have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits ( have ).

have-not

noun

1. usually plural a person or group of people in possession of relatively little material wealth

Word History and Origins

Origin of have-not¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

What will it be like if we join a world government that embraces the real have-not nations of the earth?

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Africa is and has been throughout history a have-not continent.

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Remember-that-I-have-not-promised-you-that-I would-not- be-a-D.

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And all the attendant causes for race wars, nationalist wars, and have-not wars would crop up.

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He was so frightfully tired of life and its struggles; tired of being a Have-Not.

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