Beggar synonyms

bĕg'ər

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mendicant
A member of a mendicant order.
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scamp
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
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fakir
A Hindu ascetic
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pauperise
Alternative spelling of pauperize.
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panhandler
A bum.
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moocher
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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freeloader
(Informal) A person who habitually imposes on others for free food, lodging, etc.; sponger
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tramp (related)
An iron plate on the sole of a shoe to protect it, to prevent slipping, etc.
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touch artist
One who begs
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indigent
A poor or destitute person.
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down-and-outer
(Idiomatic) Someone who is down and out.
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bum
A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
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scoundrel
A mean, immoral, or wicked person; rascal
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prodigal (antonym)
One who is given to wasteful luxury or extravagance.
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donor (antonym)
The definition of a donor is someone who gives something away or makes a gift.
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almsman
(Now Rare) A person, esp. a man, supported by alms
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homeless person
An impoverished person
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suitor
(Law) A person who sues in court; a plaintiff; a petitioner.
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bummer
The definition of a bummer is slang for something undesirable, unpleasant or annoying, or is slang for a bad reaction to a drug, or is a lazy person who hangs around all day without a job or purpose.
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millionaire (antonym)
Somebody whose wealth is greater than one million units of the local currency
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rich (related)
A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
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sponger
(Informal) A person who, though able to work, depends on others for food, money, etc.
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pauper
One living on or eligible for public charity.
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poor person
An impoverished person
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bag-lady
(Informal) A homeless woman who carries her possessions with her in bags.
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shopping-bag lady
An impoverished person
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dependent
(US) One who relies on another for support
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derelict
Land left dry by a permanent recession of the water line.
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poor-relation
Something seen as inferior.
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ward of the state
An impoverished person
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bankrupt
A person or entity unable to pay debts due to insolvency.
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starveling
A person or animal that is thin or weak from lack of food
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fellow
A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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giver (antonym)
A person who gives
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financier (antonym)
One that engages in investing or raising large amounts of money.
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landed proprietor (antonym)
An impoverished person
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rascal (related)
One that is playfully mischievous.
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almswoman
(Archaic) A woman who depends on the receipt of alms; a female beggar.
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asker
The person who asks a question
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bezonian
(Obsolete) a beggar, pauper, rascal.
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bidder
Someone who bids, e.g. at an auction
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canter
The rumbling sound of a cantering horse
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deadbeat
A lazy, idle person
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eleemosynary
(Obsolete) A beggar
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hobo
A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
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leech
(Nautical) The vertical edge of a square sail.
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mumper
(UK or obsolete) A beggar.
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pleader
A person, such as an advocate, who pleads.
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prog
(Slang, obsolete) Victuals got by begging, or vagrancy; victuals of any kind; food; supplies.
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rogue
A vagrant.
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ruin
(Countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
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schnorrer
Sponger (person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)
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schnorrer (jewish)
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scrounger
One who scrounges.
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suppliant
A supplicant.
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supplicant
A person who supplicates; suppliant
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vagabond
A person who moves from place to place without a permanent home and often without a regular means of support.
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vagrant
A person without a home or job.
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wretch
An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
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cadger
(Archaic) A hawker or peddler.
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down-and-out
One who is down-and-out.
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have-not
The definition of a have not is someone or a group of people who does not possess as much material wealth or resources as others.
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prayer
A humble and sincere request, as to God or a god
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request (related)
A formal message requesting something.
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pauperize
To make someone a pauper; to impoverish
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supplicator
Someone who supplicates
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drunkard (related)
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beggers (related)
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ruffian (related)
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madman (related)
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street person
An impoverished person
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prostitute (related)
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white-man (related)
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lazzarone
Any of a class of homeless beggars formerly common on the streets of Naples
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parasite
(Biol.) A plant or animal that lives on or in an organism of another species from which it derives sustenance or protection without benefit to, and usually with harmful effects on, the host
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lazar
(Archaic) An impoverished, diseased, esp. leprous, person
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poverty-stricken person
An impoverished person
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destitute person
An impoverished person
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Beggar Sentence Examples

  • In that year he made his way back, a beggar without means or clothing, to Prussia.

  • I met a beggar in Italy at the age of twelve.

  • 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.

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