the poor
PLURAL NOUN:
1. (used with a plural verb) Usually "the poor," poor persons collectively:
sympathy for the poor. —Dictionary.com.
2. (as collective noun; preceded by the) those who are lacking financial or other means of subsistence; the needy.
3. poor people:
He gave money to the poor. —Merriam-Webster.
4. (in American English) poor, or needy, people collectively. —Collins Dictionary.
Origin:
See poor.
Sources: 1, 2, 3.
Added: 11 August 2020 {1:50 PM}
1. (used with a plural verb) Usually "the poor," poor persons collectively:
sympathy for the poor. —Dictionary.com.
2. (as collective noun; preceded by the) those who are lacking financial or other means of subsistence; the needy.
3. poor people:
He gave money to the poor. —Merriam-Webster.
4. (in American English) poor, or needy, people collectively. —Collins Dictionary.
Origin:
See poor.
Sources: 1, 2, 3.
Added: 11 August 2020 {1:50 PM}