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Meanings of
beggar
in English
Russian
попрошайка
Portuguese
pedinte
Spanish
pordiosero
Catalan
captaire
Back to the meaning
Person who begs on the street, usually for food or money.
mendicant
panhandler
Related terms
occupation
Russian
попрошайка
Portuguese
empobrecer
Catalan
depauperar
Spanish
depauperar
Back to the meaning
Reduce to beggary.
impoverish
pauperize
pauperise
Portuguese
empobrecer
Usage of
beggar
in English
1
The
beggar
again made signs of the cross repeatedly in the air.
2
He was not a
beggar
& was obviously having a good time.
3
And in their wealth the
beggar
and the outcast had due share.
4
The
beggar
rose and walked toward the second booth on the right.
5
The pretended
beggar
took the coin, and put it in his pocket.
6
Without it I should have been the
beggar
instead of the prince.
7
Even the
beggar
at the street corner below was without his ideal.
8
The little
beggar
behaved very well, I thought, in the first business.
9
Nearly a child herself, a
beggar
,
a girl without family or home.
10
There's a young
beggar
behind me, over there by the ribbon seller.
11
Nevertheless I stood up and held out my hand like a
beggar
.
12
The
beggar
was good-looking, of course; but what-well , Igiveit up.
13
No one mentioned the
beggar
's
bizarre pronouncements, for which I was grateful.
14
A
beggar
,
by Jove, and all in consequence of my d-d sentimentality.
15
Just making first attempts in the stick and limp stage, poor
beggar
.
16
Meanwhile, let him alone; the young
beggar
has had a hard day.
Other examples for "beggar"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
beggar
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
little beggar
old beggar
poor beggar
blind beggar
young beggar
More collocations
Translations for
beggar
Russian
попрошайка
Portuguese
pedinte
morador de rua
moradores de rua
mendigos
indigentes
mendigo
indigente
empobrecer
Spanish
pordiosero
pordiosera
mendigo
indigente
depauperar
Catalan
captaire
pidolaire
mendicant
pobre home
demanaire
depauperar
Beggar
through the time
Beggar
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common