Definition of beggar

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Beggar (n.) One who makes it his business to ask alms.

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Wallet :: Wallet (n.) A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack..
Rogue :: Rogue (n.) A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp..
Beggarly :: Beggarly (a.) In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible..
Mump :: Mump (v. i.) To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
Vagrant :: Vagrant (a.) Wandering from place to place without any settled habitation; as, a vagrant beggar..
Beggared :: Beggared (imp. & p. p.) of Begga.
Beggarhood :: Beggarhood (n.) The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars..
Maunder :: Maunder (n.) A beggar.
Canter :: Canter (n.) One who cants or whines; a beggar.
Bezonian :: Bezonian (n.) A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.
Beggary :: Beggary (a.) Beggarly.
Mendication :: Mendication (n.) The act or practice of begging; beggary; mendicancy.
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to fall or pass by inheritance; as, the beggar may descend from a prince; a crown descends to the heir..
Bluegown :: Bluegown (n.) One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman..
Beggar :: Beggar (v. t.) To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself..
Beggaring :: Beggaring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Begga.
Rag :: Rag (n.) A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin..
Proctor :: Proctor (n.) A person appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar..
Prog :: Prog (n.) A vagrant beggar; a tramp.
Beggarism :: Beggarism (n.) Beggary.
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