Beggar

[begĀ·gar]

A beggar is a poor person who asks others, or begs, for money or food. Another word for a beggar is a "panhandler," although both terms are vaguely offensive. No one wants to be a beggar.

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One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.

Noun
a pauper who lives by begging

Verb
reduce to beggary

Verb
be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!"


n.
One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.

n.
One who makes it his business to ask alms.

n.
One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.

n.
One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.

v. t.
To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself.

v. t.
To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.


Beggar

Beg"gar , n. [OE. beggere, fr. beg.] 1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner. 2. One who makes it his business to ask alms. 3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use. 4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove. Abp. Tillotson.

Beggar

Beg"gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beggared ; p. pr. & vb. n. Beggaring.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton. 2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
It beggared all description.

One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.

To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself.

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Usage Examples

I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.

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