Emily Dickinson Lexicon

poor (-er, -est), n. [see poor, adj.] (webplay: day, house, little, night).

1. Pauper; person who has very little; [fig.] spiritually bereft; emotionally deprived; lacking worth as a person.
2. Beggar; homeless wanderer; needy individual; destitute person; less fortunate people; those lacking shelter.
3. Economically disadvantaged people; those with the lowest income; ones who have the least money, goods, property, etc.
4. Least known people; less esteemed folks; little known ones.