POOR WHITE

Meaning of POOR WHITE in English

■ noun derogatory a member of an impoverished white underclass, especially one living in the southern US.

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POOR WHITE — noun Date: 1819 white trash
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POOR WHITE — noun Etymology: poor (I) : a member of an inferior or underprivileged white social group — often taken to be …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POOR WHITE — Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a white person, esp. of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR WHITE — Date: 1819 often offensive : white trash
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POOR WHITE — Function: noun Date: 1819 often offensive : WHITE TRASH
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POOR WHITE — [poor white] n (1819): a member of an inferior or underprivileged white social group--often taken to be offensive
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POOR WHITE — (американизм) (южно-африканское) (презрительное) бедняк-белый - * trash (собирательнле) неимущие белые
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POOR WHITE — амер. , южно-афр. презр. бедняк-белый poor white trash - собир. неимущие белые
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POOR WHITE — амер. , южно-афр. презр. бедняк-белый ~ trash - собир. неимущие белые
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
POOR WHITE — амер. , южно-афр. презр. бедняк-белый poor white trash - собир. неимущие белые
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POOR WHITE — ист белый бедняк Свободный американец европейского происхождения, живший в бедности на Юге [South] главным образом до Гражданской войны [Civil War]
POOR WHITE — ист. белый бедняк Свободный американец европейского происхождения, живший в бедности на Юге главным образом до Гражданской войны [Civil War]
POOR WHITE — (американизм) (южно-африканское) (презрительное) бедняк-белый - * trash (собирательнле) неимущие белые
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHITE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed …
Английский словарь Британика
WHITE — I. ˈhwīt also ˈwī-; usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English white, whit, from Old English hwīt; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POOR — I. ˈpu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, esp South, NE, & Brit ˈpōə or ˈpō(ə)r or ˈpȯ(ə) or ˈpȯ(ə)r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITE — /hwuyt, wuyt/ , adj., whiter, whitest , n. , v. , whited, whiting . adj. 1. of the color of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — — poorness , n. /poor/ , adj., poorer, poorest , n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHITE — I. ˈhwīt, ˈwīt adjective ( whit·er ; whit·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīt; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHITE — noun a white pigment; as, venice white. 2. white ·superl gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. 3. white …
Webster English vocab
POOR — superl free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. 2. poor ·superl inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. 3. …
Webster English vocab
WHITE — [white] adj whit.er ; whit.est [ME, fr. OE hwit; akin to OHG hwiz white and prob. to OCS svetu light, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POOR — [poor] adj [ME poure, fr. OF povre, fr. L pauper; akin to L paucus little and to L parere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHITE — white, White BrE AmE waɪt hwaɪt — Preference poll, British English: waɪt 77%, hwaɪt 23%. ▷ whited ˈwaɪt ɪd ˈhwaɪt-, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POOR — poor BrE AmE pɔː pʊə AmE pʊ ə r pɔːr, poʊr — Preference poll, British English: pɔː 74%, pʊə 26% …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHITE — / waɪt; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( whiter , whit·est ) 1. having the colour of fresh …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — / pɔː(r); pʊə(r); NAmE pɔːr; pʊr/ adjective ( poor·er , poor·est ) HAVING LITTLE MONEY 1. having very little money; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITE — I. white 1 S1 W1 /waɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ white , ↑ whiteness , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POOR — poor S1 W1 /pɔː $ pʊr/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative poorer , superlative poorest ) [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHITE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Oxford English vocab
POOR — adj.1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) (the …
Oxford English vocab
WHITE — ( whiter, whitest, whites) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — ( poorer, poorest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POOR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/poor investment ▪ The shares turned out to be a poor investment. a bad/poor/disastrous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
WHITE — n. white whale White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed mouse great white …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WHITE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POOR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POOR — n. dirt poor poor relation poor spirited
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — n. Function: adjective 1 lacking money or material possessions FF1C; they were so poor that the children had no winter …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — adjective 1. lacking money or material possessions they were so poor that the children had no winter coats Synonyms: beggared, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POOR — INDEX: 1. having very little money 2. having very little money at the present time 3. having fewer opportunities in …
Longman Activator English vocab
POOR
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHITE — adj. 1 snow-white, snowy, chalk-white, chalky, ivory, creamy, milky, milk-white, oyster-white, off-white; silver, hoary Many buildings in the tropics are …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POOR
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — The general kindly spirit of the law toward the poor is sufficiently shown by such passages as (15:7) for the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
POOR — adjective BAD : He gave all his money to the poors. GOOD : He gave all his money to the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POOR — 1. прил. 1) а) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий Syn : hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute Ant : privileged, upper-class, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHITE — white.ogg 1. waıt n 1. 1> белый цвет; белизна 2> чистота, непорочность 2. белая краска, белила 3. белок ( яйца …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POOR — poor.ogg 1. pʋə n (the poor) собир. бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущие the poor and the rich - бедные и богатые …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHITE — 1) белый пигмент; белила; белая краска 2) белый 3) сигнал белого поля ( в факсимильной связи ) • - base …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WHITE — 1) белый пигмент; белила; белая краска 2) белый 3) сигнал белого поля (в факсимильной связи) • - base white - bleeding white whites - carbon white - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WHITE — 1) белый 2) вазелиновый 3) несмоленый 4) пшеничный 5) светлый • bring to white heat — нагревать до белого каления white noise generator — генератор белого шума - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
POOR — 1) бедный 2) малоплодородный 3) недостаточный 4) незавидный 5) плохой 6) скудный 7) худородный • poor conditioned surface — плохо обусловленная поверхность poor formation of paper — облачность бумаги poor …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHITE — white прил.1) а) белый whiter than white — белее белого, белоснежный white coffee — кофе с молоком A round white …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHITE — 1. waıt n 1. 1> белый цвет; белизна 2> чистота, непорочность 2. белая краска, белила 3. белок ( яйца ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POOR — 1. pʋə n (the poor) собир. бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущие the poor and the rich - бедные и богатые 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHITE — 1. прил. 1) а) белый whiter than white — белее белого, белоснежный white coffee — кофе с молоком A round …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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