beggar
noun
[ ˈbɛɡə ]
• a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.
Similar:
tramp,
beggarman,
beggarwoman,
vagrant,
vagabond,
down-and-out,
homeless person,
derelict,
mendicant,
pauper,
poor person,
hobo,
scrounger,
sponger,
freeloader,
bag lady,
have-not,
crusty,
dosser,
cadger,
bum,
moocher,
mooch,
schnorrer,
bagman,
swagman,
bludger,
clochard,
• a person of a specified type, especially one to be envied or pitied.
• "poor little beggars"
Similar:
fellow,
thing,
individual,
soul,
character,
creature,
wretch,
person,
man,
woman,
boy,
girl,
guy,
fella,
devil,
bunny,
bastard,
chap,
bloke,
bugger,
sod,
bod,
dude,
hombre,
body,
dog,
cove,
wight,
beggar
verb
• reduce (someone) to poverty.
• "why should I beggar myself for you?"
Similar:
impoverish,
make poor,
reduce to poverty,
reduce to penury,
reduce to destitution,
bankrupt,
make bankrupt,
make destitute,
ruin,
wipe out,
break,
cripple,
bring someone to their knees,
pauperize,
Origin:
Middle English: from beg + -ar3.
beggar belief
• be too extraordinary to be believed or described.
• "a disregard for common sense which beggars belief"
