mendicant
adjective
[ ˈmɛndɪk(ə)nt ]
• given to begging.
Similar:
begging,
cadging,
scrounging,
sponging,
mooching,
mendicant
noun
• a beggar.
Similar:
beggar,
beggarman,
beggarwoman,
tramp,
vagrant,
vagabond,
scrounger,
sponger,
hobo,
cadger,
schnorrer,
mooch,
moocher,
bum,
clochard,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin mendicant- ‘begging’, from the verb mendicare, from mendicus ‘beggar’, from mendum ‘fault’.
