Meaning & Definition of Beggar in English
English⟶
Beggar
/bɛgər/
noun
1. A pauper who lives by begging
synonym:
- beggar,
- mendicant
verb
1. Be beyond the resources of
- "This beggars description!"
synonym:
- beggar
2. Reduce to beggary
synonym:
- beggar,
- pauperize,
- pauperise
Examples of using
He's not much better than a beggar.
When a man becomes poor, the beggar in him will come out.
He's rich, but he lives like a beggar.