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[ haz-bin ] / ˈhæzˌbɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR has-been ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc. Origin of has-beenFirst recorded in 1600–10 Words nearby has-beenhas, Hasa, Hasan, Hasan al-Basri, Hasanlu, has-been, hasbian, Hasbrouck Heights, Hasdrubal, Hašek, hasenpfeffer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for has-beenAs for the event itself, well, the has-been is Sarah Palin, and the obnoxious man is Donald Trump. CPAC: March Madness on the Potomac|Michael Tomasky|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST As a writer Shepard is not nearly in the land of the has-been. Sam Shepard Rides Again|Caryn James|January 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST So significant,” he burst out, “that the minute the Express appears this afternoon Harrison Blake is a has-been! Counsel for the Defense|Leroy Scott "We haven't a has-been in the bunch," asserted Silence quietly. Frank Merriwell's Son|Burt L. Standish
"Be careful, and don't make me a has-been," David cautioned. To Him That Hath|Leroy Scott The Will-be and the Has-been touch us more nearly than the Is. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler|Samuel Butler If you don't, I can tell you that it's a fact; not a 'has-been', but an 'is'! The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush|Francis Lynde
British Dictionary definitions for has-been
nouninformal a person or thing that is no longer popular, successful, effective, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to has-beenantiquated, archaic, outmoded, out-of-date, obsolete, dated, old, also-ran, underdog, disappointment, antique, bent, tired, superseded, superannuated, out, outworn, fossilized, disused, démodé |