meaning of beggar
1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.
2. One who makes it his business to ask alms.
3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.
4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.
5. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself.
6. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
Related Words
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