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lazarus

[laz-er-uhs] / ˈlæz ər əs /
NOUN
have-not
Synonyms
STRONG
bankrupt beggar bum dependent down-and-out insolvent mendicant supplicant
WEAK
almsperson destitute down-and-outer homeless person in the gutter indigent poor person unhoused person
NOUN
pauper
Synonyms
STRONG
bankrupt beggar bum dependent down-and-out have-not insolvent mendicant
WEAK
almsperson destitute homeless person in the gutter indigent poor person supplicant unhoused person
Antonyms
WEAK
rich wealthy

Example Sentences

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Scientists have named this revival the Lazarus phase.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

The Responsible Financial Innovation Act draws the opposite lesson from the Lazarus case.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Management of the New York-based Versant, including longtime NBCUniversal sports and television executive Mark Lazarus, has been bullish on the company’s balance sheet and its prospects for growth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

“Today marks a defining moment as Versant becomes an independent, publicly traded media company,” Chief Executive Mark Lazarus said Monday.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

Maybe if she laid him on the porch and put some soft rags under him tonight, he might rise from the dead, like Lazarus did in a meetin’-house story.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong