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beggar > 3 senses
NOUN1beggar, mendicantA pauper who lives by begging
VERB1beggarBe beyond the resources of
2beggar, pauperize, pauperiseReduce to beggary
beggar > pronunciation
Soundsbeh'ger
Rhymesagar, anger, armiger, and 61 more rhymes in ger...
beggar > noun, person
MeaningA pauper who lives by begging.
Synonymsmendicant
Broaderpauper, poor man
Narrowerbeggarman; beggarwoman; moocher, mooch, cadger, scrounger; panhandler; sannyasi, sannyasin, sanyasi
InstancesLazarus
Adjectivesbeggarly; beggarly
Verbsbeggar
beggar > verb 1, stative
MeaningBe beyond the resources of.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"This beggars description!"
Broaderdefy, resist, refuse
beggar > verb 2, possession
MeaningReduce to beggary.
PatternSomething ----s somebody
Synonymspauperize, pauperise
Broaderimpoverish
Nounsbeggar

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