One who begs habitually or for a living

• moocher

  1. A person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others, especially if they are making little effort to help themselves. Usually used as a pejorative.

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  1. A person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others, especially if they are making little effort to help themselves. Usually used as a pejorative.

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• bummer

  1. One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints:
  2. An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
  3. A loafer or idler.

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  1. One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints:
  2. An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
  3. A loafer or idler.

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• panhandler

  1. a beggar, esp. one who begs on the streets

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  1. a beggar, esp. one who begs on the streets

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• mendicant

  1. Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.
  2. Of or relating to religious orders whose members are forbidden to own property individually or in common and must work or beg for their livings.
  3. A beggar.

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  1. Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.
  2. Of or relating to religious orders whose members are forbidden to own property individually or in common and must work or beg for their livings.
  3. A beggar.

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• cadger

  1. (archaic) A hawker or peddler.
  2. (sometimes Geordie) A beggar.

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  1. (archaic) A hawker or peddler.
  2. (sometimes Geordie) A beggar.

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• almswoman

  1. (archaic) A woman who depends on the receipt of alms; a female beggar.

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  1. (archaic) A woman who depends on the receipt of alms; a female beggar.

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• almsman

  1. One dependent on alms for support.

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  1. One dependent on alms for support.

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An impoverished person

• pauper

  1. One who is extremely poor.
  2. One living on or eligible for public charity.

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  1. One who is extremely poor.
  2. One living on or eligible for public charity.

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• indigent

  1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished:
  2. Lacking or deficient.
  3. A poor or destitute person.

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  1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished:
  2. Lacking or deficient.
  3. A poor or destitute person.

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• have-not

  1. One enjoying little or no material wealth:

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  1. One enjoying little or no material wealth:

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• down-and-outer

  1. (idiomatic) Someone who is down and out.

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  1. (idiomatic) Someone who is down and out.

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• down-and-out

  1. Lacking funds, resources, or prospects.
  2. Incapacitated; prostrate.
  3. One who is down-and-out.

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  1. Lacking funds, resources, or prospects.
  2. Incapacitated; prostrate.
  3. One who is down-and-out.

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One who humbly entreats

• supplicant

  1. One who supplicates; a suppliant.
  2. Supplicating.

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  1. One who supplicates; a suppliant.
  2. Supplicating.

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• suppliant

  1. Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.
  2. A supplicant.

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  1. Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.
  2. A supplicant.

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• suitor

  1. A man who is courting a woman.
  2. A person who makes a petition or request.
  3. A person who sues in court; a plaintiff; a petitioner.

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  1. A man who is courting a woman.
  2. A person who makes a petition or request.
  3. A person who sues in court; a plaintiff; a petitioner.

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• prayer

  1. A reverent petition made to God, a god, or another object of worship.
  2. The act of making a reverent petition to God, a god, or another object of worship:
  3. An act of communion with God, a god, or another object of worship, such as in devotion, confession, praise, or thanksgiving:

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  1. A reverent petition made to God, a god, or another object of worship.
  2. The act of making a reverent petition to God, a god, or another object of worship:
  3. An act of communion with God, a god, or another object of worship, such as in devotion, confession, praise, or thanksgiving:

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One who begs

• freeloader

  1. a person who habitually imposes on others for free food, lodging, etc.; sponger

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  1. a person who habitually imposes on others for free food, lodging, etc.; sponger

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• sponger

  1. One that gathers sponges.
  2. A person who sponges on others; a parasite.

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  1. One that gathers sponges.
  2. A person who sponges on others; a parasite.

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• bummer

  1. One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints:
  2. An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
  3. A loafer or idler.

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  1. One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints:
  2. An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
  3. A loafer or idler.

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• touch artist

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• moocher

  1. A person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others, especially if they are making little effort to help themselves. Usually used as a pejorative.

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  1. A person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others, especially if they are making little effort to help themselves. Usually used as a pejorative.

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• panhandler

  1. a beggar, esp. one who begs on the streets

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  1. a beggar, esp. one who begs on the streets

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• lazar

  1. A diseased person; a leper.

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  1. A diseased person; a leper.

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• almsman

  1. One dependent on alms for support.

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  1. One dependent on alms for support.

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• parasite

  1. An organism that lives and feeds on or in an organism of a different species and causes harm to its host.
  2. One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
  3. One who lives off and flatters the rich; a sycophant.

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  1. An organism that lives and feeds on or in an organism of a different species and causes harm to its host.
  2. One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
  3. One who lives off and flatters the rich; a sycophant.

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• cadger

  1. (archaic) A hawker or peddler.
  2. (sometimes Geordie) A beggar.

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  1. (archaic) A hawker or peddler.
  2. (sometimes Geordie) A beggar.

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• lazzarone

  1. any of a class of homeless beggars formerly common on the streets of Naples

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  1. any of a class of homeless beggars formerly common on the streets of Naples

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• suppliant

  1. Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.
  2. A supplicant.

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  1. Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.
  2. A supplicant.

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• supplicant

  1. One who supplicates; a suppliant.
  2. Supplicating.

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  1. One who supplicates; a suppliant.
  2. Supplicating.

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• mendicant

  1. Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.
  2. Of or relating to religious orders whose members are forbidden to own property individually or in common and must work or beg for their livings.
  3. A beggar.

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  1. Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.
  2. Of or relating to religious orders whose members are forbidden to own property individually or in common and must work or beg for their livings.
  3. A beggar.

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An impoverished person

• bum

  1. A tramp; a vagrant.
  2. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
  3. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person:

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  1. A tramp; a vagrant.
  2. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
  3. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person:

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• down-and-outer

  1. (idiomatic) Someone who is down and out.

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  1. (idiomatic) Someone who is down and out.

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• starveling

  1. One that is starving or being starved.
  2. Starving.
  3. Poor in quality; inadequate.

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  1. One that is starving or being starved.
  2. Starving.
  3. Poor in quality; inadequate.

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• bankrupt

  1. A person, business, or organization legally declared insolvent because of inability to pay debts.
  2. A person who is totally lacking in a specified resource or quality:
  3. Having been legally declared insolvent.

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  1. A person, business, or organization legally declared insolvent because of inability to pay debts.
  2. A person who is totally lacking in a specified resource or quality:
  3. Having been legally declared insolvent.

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• ward of the state

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• poor-relation

  1. Something seen as inferior.

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  1. Something seen as inferior.

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• derelict

  1. Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned:
  2. Run-down; dilapidated:
  3. Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss.

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  1. Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned:
  2. Run-down; dilapidated:
  3. Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss.

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• dependent

  1. Determined, influenced, or controlled by something else.
  2. Subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word.
  3. Relying on or requiring the aid or support of another:

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  1. Determined, influenced, or controlled by something else.
  2. Subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word.
  3. Relying on or requiring the aid or support of another:

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• shopping-bag lady

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• homeless person

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• street person

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• bag-lady

  1. A homeless woman, especially one in a big city, who carries her possessions with her, as in a shopping bag.

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  1. A homeless woman, especially one in a big city, who carries her possessions with her, as in a shopping bag.

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• destitute person

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• poverty-stricken person

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• indigent

  1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished:
  2. Lacking or deficient.
  3. A poor or destitute person.

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  1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished:
  2. Lacking or deficient.
  3. A poor or destitute person.

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• poor person

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• pauper

  1. One who is extremely poor.
  2. One living on or eligible for public charity.

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  1. One who is extremely poor.
  2. One living on or eligible for public charity.

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A rascal

• scoundrel

  1. A villain; a rogue.

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  1. A villain; a rogue.

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• fellow

  1. A man or boy.
  2. A boyfriend.
  3. A comrade or associate.

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  1. A man or boy.
  2. A boyfriend.
  3. A comrade or associate.

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• scamp

  1. A rogue; a rascal.
  2. A mischievous youngster.

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  1. A rogue; a rascal.
  2. A mischievous youngster.

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