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  • 11has-been — I n Someone who is jaded or no longer effective in what he does. He once was a great actor but now he is just another washed out has been. 1600s II n Someone whose career has ended. Wiley Slider is a has beenwho ll never play baseball again.… …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 12has-been — noun /ˈhæz.bɛn/ A person, especially one formerly popular or influential, whose popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline. I think Apple Computer is a has been …

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  • 13has-been — someone who has been skilled or famous    Bobby now plays on a team of has beens: The Old Timers …

    English idioms

  • 14has-been — n. (Informal) outdated thing or custom; person that is no longer popular or esteemed; person or thing that is no longer a news item or topic of conversation (e.g. I don t know who the second guest was he is some has been television star whose… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 15has-been — noun Date: 1606 one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16has-been — /haz bin /, n. a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc. [1600 10] * * * …

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  • 17has been — Synonyms and related words: Methuselah, ago, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, back number, back number, behind the times, blown over, by, bygone, bypast, conservative, dad, dated, dead, dead and buried, deceased, defunct, departed, dodo,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18has-been — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [old] fogy, mossback (see oldness) …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19has-been — noun informal a person or thing that is outmoded or no longer of any significance …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 20My postillion has been struck by lightning — This English etching from 1793 shows a postillion mounted on the front left horse My postillion has been struck by lightning , Our postillion has been struck by lightning , and other variations on the same pattern, are often given as examples of… …

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