unfortunate
nounEtymology From un- + fortunate, doublet of infortunate.
1
An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
- Of those adults who used the trains every day, about half now travel daily by bus, [...] one unfortunate is reported to be walking to and from his employment.1960 February 23, “Talking of Trains: Moretonhampstead - a p.s.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 73:
- Unlike the unfortunates aboard the Triumph, we viewers are in and out of the situation in under an hour and feel like we have had quite a lot of fun in the process.2026 June 24, Lucy Mangan, “Poop Cruise review – a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later”, in The Guardian:
2
Archaic, Euphemistic A prostitute.