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has-been

  [haz-bin]
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–noun
a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
Origin:
1600–10
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has-been   (hāz'bĭn')
n.   pl. has-beens Informal
One that is no longer famous, popular, successful, or useful.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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has-been [ˈhæzbɪn]

  1. n.
    someone who used to be important; a person whose career has ended. : Marty is just a has-been. There's no future for him.
  2. mod.
    former; burnt-out. : Some has-been singer croaked through “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

has-been 
"one who has outlived his fame," 1606 (see have).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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