Definitions for beggar
ˈbɛg ərbeg·gar

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. beggar, mendicantverb

   a pauper who lives by begging

2. beggarverb

   be beyond the resources of

   "This beggars description!"

3. beggar, pauperize, pauperiseverb

   reduce to beggary

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. beggarnoun

   A person who begs.

2. beggarnoun

   A person suffering from extreme poverty.

3. beggarverb

   To make a beggar of someone; impoverish.

4. beggarverb

   To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.

5. Etymology: From begart, originally a member of the Beghards, a lay brotherhood of mendicants in the Low Countries, from beggaert "mendicant," with pejorative suffix; the order is said to be named after the Liege priest Lambert le Bègue (French for "Lambert the Stammerer"); others claim it's from beggere or beggare, from beggen + -are

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Beggarnoun

   one who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner

2. Beggarnoun

   one who makes it his business to ask alms

3. Beggarnoun

   one who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use

4. Beggarnoun

   one who assumes in argument what he does not prove

5. Beggarverb

   to reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself

6. Beggarverb

   to cause to seem very poor and inadequate

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. beggar

   A robber who has lost his nerve--a bandit with a streak of yellow in his ego.

Matched Categories

1. • Defy
   • Impoverish

Anagrams for beggar »

1. bagger

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1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of beggar in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of beggar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of beggar in a Sentence

1. Proverb:

   The court official in one life has seven rebirths as a beggar.

2. Anuj Somany:

   Bigger the beggar before God, the better his/her financial position.

3. Martin Luther King:

   True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice that produces beggars needs restructuring.

4. Aristippus:

   It is better to be a beggar than ignorant; for a beggar only wants money, but an ignorant person wants humanity.

5. Bhartrihari:

   Man is an actor who plays various parts: First comes a boy, then out a lover starts; His garb is changed for, lo! a beggar?s rags; Then he?s a merchant with full money-bags; Anon, an aged sire, wrinkled and lean; At last Death drops the curtain on the scene.*

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