单词 | beggar |
释义 | beggar/ˈbɛɡə /noun 1A person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.How many times have you been asked in the street for some money from a seemingly homeless person or a beggar?...
Synonyms tramp, beggarman, beggarwoman, vagrant, vagabond, down-and-out, homeless person, derelict, mendicant; pauper, poor person; North American hobo informal scrounger, sponger, cadger, freeloader, bag lady, have-not, crusty British informal dosser North American informal bum, moocher, mooch, schnorrer Australian/New Zealand informal bagman, swagman, bludger rare clochard 2 [with adjective] informal A person of a specified type, especially one to be envied or pitied: poor little beggars...
Synonyms fellow, thing, individual, soul, character, creature, wretch; person, man, woman, boy, girl informal guy, fella, devil, bunny, bastard British informal chap, bloke, bugger, sod, bod North American informal dude, hombre informal, dated body, dog British informal, dated cove archaic wight verb [with object] Reduce (someone) to poverty: why should I beggar myself for you?...
Synonyms impoverish, make poor, reduce to poverty, reduce to penury, reduce to destitution, bankrupt, make bankrupt, make destitute, ruin, wipe out, break, cripple; bring someone to their knees rare pauperize Phrasesbeggar belief (or description) beggars can't be choosers set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil OriginMiddle English: from beg + -ar3. Rhymes |
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