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[ beg-er ] / ˈbɛg ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beggar ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who begs alms or lives by begging. a penniless person. a wretched fellow; rogue: the surly beggar who collects the rents. a child or youngster (usually preceded by little): a sudden urge to hug the little beggar. verb (used with object)to reduce to utter poverty; impoverish: The family had been beggared by the war. to cause one's resources of or ability for (description, comparison, etc.) to seem poor or inadequate: The costume beggars description. Origin of beggarFirst recorded in 1175–1225, beggar is from the Middle English word beggare, beggere. See beg1, -er1, -ar3 OTHER WORDS FROM beggarbeg·gar·hood, nounWords nearby beggarbegat, begats, beg, borrow, or steal, begem, beget, beggar, beggar description, beggardom, beggarly, beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beggarBetter to be a beggar in freedom,” he cried out, “than to be forced into compromises against my conscience. The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, doctor, lawyer, Indian chief, and all that. Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween|Joseph Campbell|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST In an interview, Liang said, “Air should be the most valueless commodity, free to breathe for any vagrant or beggar.” The Chinese Can’t Catch Their Breath|Brendon Hong|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST The landays in I Am the Beggar of the World are sung only when men are absent. Beauty and Subversion in the Secret Poems of Afghan Women|Daniel Bosch|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I am the Beggar of the World is a book of poems, war reportage, and photographs. Beauty and Subversion in the Secret Poems of Afghan Women|Daniel Bosch|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Who knows where he may be wandering as a beggar among people who speak another tongue? Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca|Homer "Well, I'm not a beggar and I'm not hinting for your money," flared Beryl. Czipra filled her hand and began to search among the mass for the smallest copper, a kreutzer,76 as the correct alms for a beggar. Debts of Honor|Maurus Jkai Every one indeed knew that he had a liaison with a beggar woman, to whom he gave ten kopecks every six months. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia|Fyodor Dostoyevsky Imagine the princess to be that child, and the stone a loaf that she would fain give to feed a beggar. Uarda, Complete|Georg Ebers
British Dictionary definitions for beggar
nouna person who begs, esp one who lives by begging a person who has no money or resources; pauper ironic, jocular, mainly British fellowlucky beggar! verb (tr)to be beyond the resources of (esp in the phrase to beggar description) to impoverish; reduce to begging Derived forms of beggarbeggarhood or beggardom, nounCollins 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 beggarvagabond, panhandler, bum, vagrant, supplicant, deadbeat, tramp, mendicant, hobo, borrower, asker, scrounger, rustler, down-and-out, bankrupt, dependent, suppliant, pauper, guttersnipe, indigent |