down-and-outer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
English down and out
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-os?
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-so-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-āsijos
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
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Latin -ārius
Old French -ierbor.
Middle English -er
English -er
English down-and-outer

    From down and out + -er.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    down-and-outer (plural down-and-outers)

    1. (idiomatic) Someone who is down and out.
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