indigent
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈɪndɪdʒənt/
- Formal
:
indigente
- The debate over adequate health care for the indigent continues today.
- indigents usually receive
Examples
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There's a sizable population of homeless and indigents there.
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Clearly, the elimination of state funding for civil legal services to the indigent is widening.
Blog text (21) -
Honestly, it depends on how much you make, but the poor and the indigent don't pay anything.
Blog text (22) -
The nonprofit is something that I do for indigent people and for things that the state can't afford.
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The indigent are the poorest people in the catchment area of the health facilities.
Academic text (2003) -
The three other organizations do not have a specific indigent coupon system, but maintain that indigents usually receive free treatment.
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Scores of the affluent are leaving each week; scores of the indigent are arriving.
Blog text (7) -
The charity focuses on providing food and shelter to indigent families in the community.
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Local organizations work tirelessly to support indigent individuals by offering free medical services.
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The government launched a program to assist indigent citizens with access to education and job training.
Synonyms
19
7.4
A very poor person who depends on public charity
8
1.0
A person who has very little money and few things
Antonyms
How Poor
Surface Forms
Etymology
Indigent as a noun comes from the Latin indigere, which means 'to need'. So an indigent is a person who is very poor and lacks the basic things they need.