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poor people vs people

people vs poor people

poor people and people both are nouns.

poor people is not a verb while people is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poor people Yes No No No
people Yes No Yes No
As nouns, people is a hypernym of poor people; that is, people is a word with a broader meaning than poor people:
  • poor people: people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
  • people: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
poor people (noun) people (noun)
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
the body of citizens of a state or country
members of a family line
the common people generally
poor people (verb) people (verb)
fill with people
furnish with people
Difference between poor people and people

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