What is a synonym for "landless"?

Common synonyms include: bankrupt, destitute, down-and-out, homeless, in the red, insolvent.

Landless

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Not owning land. not-comparable
"The landless younger sons of the gentry often entered the military as the only way to make a living."
2
Not containing any land. not-comparable
"We set sail toward the landless horizon."

Adjective

1
owning no land wordnet

Synonyms

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bankrupt destitute down-and-out homeless in the red insolvent

Antonyms

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landed

Example

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"The landless younger sons of the gentry often entered the military as the only way to make a living."

Etymology

From Middle English londlees, from Old English landlēas, equivalent to land + -less. Cognate with Dutch landeloos (“landless”), German landlos (“landless”), Icelandic landlaus (“landless”).

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