BEGGAR


Meaning of BEGGAR in English

n. 25B6; noun

he never turned any beggar from his kitchen door : TRAMP, beggarman, beggarwoman, vagrant, vagabond, mendicant; N. Amer. hobo; informal scrounger, sponger, cadger, freeloader; Brit. informal dosser; N. Amer. informal bum, moocher, mooch, schnorrer; Austral./NZ informal bagman, bludger; rare clochard.

(informal) the lucky beggar! : See person .

25B6; verb the fare beggared her for a week : IMPOVERISH, make poor, reduce to penury, bankrupt, make destitute, pauperize, ruin, wipe out, break, cripple; bring someone to their knees.

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