poor devil

Noun

Meaning

someone you feel sorry for

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

wretch devil victim sad sack poor thing poor guy poor bastard poor fellow poor creature poor devils mediocre devil one-eyed devil poor wretch poor sap poor soul

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Antonyms

king noble mogul star notable master

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Hypernyms

victim

Examples

There is in all men a demand for the superlative, so much so that the poor devil who has no other way of reaching it attains it by getting drunk. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

But then in novels the most indifferent hero comes out right at last. Some god comes out of a theatrical cloud and leaves the poor devil ten thousand-a-year and a title. Anthony Trollope

The man who has his millions will want everything he can lay his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day. Samuel Gompers

I say, Libanus, what a poor devil a chap in love is! Plautus

Close letter words and terms

poor dab poor delegation poor description poor devils poor diddums poor diet