indigent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

Old French, from the present participle stem of indigere ‘lack’, from indi- (strengthened form of in-) + egere ‘be in need’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'ɪndɪʤənt/

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indigent

1. Poor; destitute; in need.
   • 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

     I had since my introduction to the prince been sensitive to the fact that he must think an obviously indigent soldier of fortune will sooner or later open the subject of a subscription to the Greek Cause.

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• Wikisaurus has an article on “poor” in the sense of “impoverished”.

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[edit] Noun

indigent (plural indigents)

1. A person in need, or in poverty

   • 1975: I liked the streets best, so I walked and stared, and slept in a Salvation Army hostel for indigents. But I was no indigent; I was rich in feeling, and that was a luxury I had rarely known. — Robertson Davies, World of Wonders

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• indigence