beg·gar 
(bĕgər)
(bĕgər)n.
1. One who solicits alms for a living.
2. An impoverished person; a pauper.
3. Informal A man or a boy.
tr.v. beg·gared, beg·gar·ing, beg·gars
1. To make a beggar of; impoverish.
2. To exceed the limits, resources, or capabilities of: beauty that beggars description.
[Middle English, from Old French begart, ultimately from Middle Dutch beggaert, one who rattles off prayers.]
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