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POOR DEVIL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone you feel sorry for

Synonyms:

poor devil; wretch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("poor devil" is a kind of...):

victim (an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance)

Credits

 Context examples: 

"He's all in, poor devil," muttered the master.

(White Fang, by Jack London)