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Definition of Has-been
1. Noun. Someone who is no longer popular.
Definition of Has-been
1. Noun. (pejorative) A person, especially one formerly popular or influential, who continues in their field after their popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Has-been
Literary usage of Has-been
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"Fanny has been cutting roses, has she ? " " She has got it," said Lady Bertram ; "
she has ... Upon my word, ma'am, it has been a very ill-managed business. ..."
2. The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical by William Hickey, United States (1853)
"This Journal, from the commencement to March 3,1829, from all of which the
injunction of secrecy has been removed, has been printed in 3 volumes octavo, ..."
3. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"... anything—Mr. Fairlie has nothing to add but the expression of his decision,
in reference to the highly irregular application that has been made to him. ..."
4. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer, Philip Stanhope Worsley (1861)
"T)ROBABLY there never has been a period when the want of a good A ... In ASIA,
the boundary of Russia has been extended on the east to the mouth of the ..."
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