Meaning of poor man's | Babel Free
Definitions
Cheaper than, simpler than, a low-quality version of, or inferior to.
not-comparable
Equivalents
Français
sous-
Examples
“Saxon is author of the popular terrorist manual The Poor Man's James Bond, a handbook containing recipes for bombs, napalm and tear gas.”
“People do not want 'second best' self-help schemes, which are regarded as a poor man's version of the market.”
“Much as the creators of Usenet called it “the poor man's ARPANET,” bulletin boards were a poor man's FTP.”
“Bowling is something everybody can do. It's a poor man's golf.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.