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- [beg-er]
- /ˈbɛg ər/
- /ˈbeɡ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beg-er]
- /ˈbɛg ər/
Definitions of beggar word
- countable noun beggar A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. 3
- verb beggar If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor. 3
- noun beggar a person who begs, esp one who lives by begging 3
- noun beggar a person who has no money or resources; pauper 3
- noun beggar fellow 3
- verb beggar to be beyond the resources of (esp in the phrase to beggar description) 3
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Origin of beggar
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, beggar is from the Middle English word beggare, beggere. See beg1, -er1, -ar3
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Parts of speech for Beggar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beggar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
beggar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beggar
noun beggar
- vagabond — wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.
- panhandler — to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
- bum — Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
- supplicant — supplicating.
- deadbeat — If you refer to someone as a deadbeat, you are criticizing them because you think they are lazy and do not want to be part of ordinary society.
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