propertyless

American  

[prahp-er-tee-lis] / ˈprɑp ər ti lɪs /

adjective

1. not owning any property, such as land, buildings, or a business; being or belonging to a social class whose members do not own property.

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Other Word Forms

• propertylessness noun

Example Sentences

It doesn’t matter whether they are citizens or aliens; free, imprisoned or enslaved; enfranchised or disenfranchised; adults or children; propertied or propertyless.

From Washington Post

I get it; life is messy, and they are young enough — and childless/propertyless enough — to start over without much trouble.

From Washington Post

It had, he argued, brought about the end of slavery and feudalism only to turn peasants and artisans into propertyless wage-earners.

From Nature

If a family of propertyless pioneers turned up in his valley they would be chased away.

From The Guardian

Once propertyless, they were forced to flock to the dreck, drink and disease of slum-ridden cities to sell the only thing they had – their capacity to use their brains and muscles to work – or die.

From Salon