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Another word for beggar

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beggar

n.

One who begs
mendicant, supplicant, suppliant, lazzarone, cadger, parasite, almsman, lazar, panhandler*, moocher*, touch artist*, bummer*, sponger*, freeloader*; see also tramp 1.
Antonyms prodigal, donor*, giver.
An impoverished person
pauper, poor person, indigent, poverty-stricken person, destitute person, bag lady, street person, homeless person, shopping-bag lady, dependent, derelict, poor relation, ward of the state, bankrupt, starveling, down-and-outer*, bum*.
Antonyms financier*, millionaire, landed proprietor.
A rascal
scamp, fellow, scoundrel; see rascal.

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Another word for beggar

noun

One who begs habitually or for a living:
almsman, almswoman, cadger, mendicant. (Informal) panhandler. (Slang) bummer, moocher. See request
An impoverished person:
down-and-out, down-and-outer, have-not, indigent, pauper. See rich
One who humbly entreats:
prayer², suitor, suppliant, supplicant. See request

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In that year he made his way back, a beggar without means or clothing, to Prussia.
A beggar among the Parsees is unknown, and would be a scandal to the society.
But long before the advent of Buddhism, the hermit, or wandering beggar, was a familiar figure in India.
The society also maintained Beggar Colonies for the compulsory detention of persons committing the offence of begging.
A short fragment has been discovered (in the Rainer papyri) from the `OSuvQei s abr6 oXos, which told how Odysseus got inside Troy in the disguise of a beggar and obtained valuable information.

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