Beggar
Beg´gar
| n. | 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. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; |
| 2. | To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. |
| Noun | 1. |  beggar - a pauper who lives by beggingSynonyms: mendicant |
| Verb | 1. | beggar - be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!" |
| 2. | beggar - reduce to beggary |
BEGGAR. One who obtains his livelihood by asking alms. The laws of several of the states punish begging as an offence.
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