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1 (noun) in the sense of vagrant

Definition

a person who lives by begging

Now I am a beggar, having lost everything except life.

Synonyms

vagrant (old-fashioned)

He lived on the street as a vagrant.

tramp (old-fashioned)

bankrupt

bum (informal)

A bum, a derelict, is what he looked like.

derelict (old-fashioned)

A confused and wizened derelict wandered in off the street.

drifter

an out-of-work drifter

down-and-out

some poor down-and-out in need of a meal

pauper (old-fashioned)

Mozart died a pauper.

hobo mainly US)

vagabond (old-fashioned)

He had lived as a vagabond, begging for food.

bag lady

dosser (British, slang)

derro (Australian, slang)

starveling (old-fashioned)

2 (noun) in the sense of scrounger

Definition

a person who lives by begging

Synonyms

scrounger (informal)

They are just scroungers.

supplicant

sponger (informal)

Is he an aggressive sponger or does he have a case?

mendicant

He had no fear that he would ever become a mendicant.

cadger

quandong (Australian, slang)

(verb) in the sense of defy

The statistics beggar belief.

Synonyms

defy

a fragrance that defies description

challenge

The move was immediately challenged by the opposition.

defeat

The challenges of constructing such a huge novel almost defeated her.

frustrate

The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts.

foil

A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery.

baffle

thwart

They were doing all they could to thwart the opposition.

withstand

A politician has to be able to withstand criticism from the Press.

surpass

elude

The appropriate word eluded him.

repel

单词	beggar
释义	Trends of beggar View usage for: beggar (begəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense beggars, present participle beggaring, past tense, past participle beggared 1. countable noun A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. 2. verb If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor. He warned that lifting copyright restrictions could beggar the industry. [VERB noun] Synonyms: defy, challenge, defeat, frustrate More Synonyms of beggar 3. See beggar belief/beggar description More Synonyms of beggar beggar in British English (ˈbɛɡə) noun 1. a person who begs, esp one who lives by begging 2. a person who has no money or resources; pauper 3. ironic, humorous, mainly British fellow lucky beggar! verb (transitive) 4. to be beyond the resources of (esp in the phrase to beggar description) 5. to impoverish; reduce to begging Derived forms beggarhood (ˈbeggarˌhood) or beggardom (ˈbeggardom) noun beggar in American English (ˈbɛgər) noun 1. a person who begs, or asks for charity, esp. one who lives by begging; mendicant 2. a person who is very poor; pauper 3. Chiefly British a person; fellow often used jokingly or affectionately verb transitive 4. to make a beggar of; make poor 5. to make seem inadequate or useless her beauty beggars description Derived forms beggardom (ˈbeggardom) (ˈbɛgərdəm) noun Word origin ME beggere < OFr begard: see beg Examples of 'beggar' in a sentence beggar And an asking price that beggars belief. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The thought that 3,000 people might have been told something and kept it a secret beggars belief. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He died last weekend, leaving us with a body of work that beggars belief. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But he was let off suspended sentence telling a judge he wanted become a father, beggars belief. The Sun (2016) The blind beggar asked for help and he got it. The Sun (2012) This is for a crime so heinous it beggars description. Times, Sunday Times (2010) How we got over and back again beggars description. Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006) It is a belief to beggar belief. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It beggars belief that the police would take this step. The Sun (2013) How they came out of this with a losing bonus point beggars belief. Times, Sunday Times (2012) For him to put in a transfer request at this stage beggars belief. The Sun (2010) He is first employed as a servant to a blind beggar and then to a series of evil masters. Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995) It beggars belief people say that. The Sun (2014) What relation was the blind beggar to the blind beggar's brother? Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995) To spend 6,000 a day to inflict gratuitous suffering beggars belief. Times, Sunday Times (2007) THE rank stupidity of the legal system in this country beggars belief. The Sun (2009) The blind beggar's brother died. Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995) He said last night: 'It beggars belief. The Sun (2006) He said: 'It beggars belief that so many offenders just walk out. The Sun (2007) He added: 'It beggars belief that anyone could do something like this outside a primary school. The Sun (2015) But my personal favourite character is Pew, the blind beggar. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And I can't stand the salty little beggars anyway. The Sun (2010) A store worker said: 'It beggars belief. The Sun (2009) In other languages beggar British English: beggar /ˈbɛɡə/ NOUN A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. There are no beggars on the streets in this city. American English: beggar Arabic: مُتَسَوِّل Brazilian Portuguese: mendigo Chinese: 乞丐 Croatian: prosjak Czech: žebrák Danish: tigger Dutch: bedelaar European Spanish: mendigo Finnish: kerjäläinen French: mendiant German: Bettler Greek: επαίτης Italian: mendicante Japanese: 乞食 Korean: 거지 Norwegian: tigger Polish: żebrak European Portuguese: mendigo Romanian: cerșetor Russian: попрошайка Latin American Spanish: mendigo Swedish: tiggare Thai: ขอทาน Turkish: dilenci Ukrainian: жебрак Vietnamese: người ăn xin All related terms of 'beggar' beggar-ticks any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil , having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing , fur , etc beggar's-lice any of several plants, esp the stickseed , having small prickly fruits that adhere to clothing , fur , etc beggar's-ticks → tick trefoil beggar-my-neighbour a card game in which one player tries to win all the cards of the other player beggar belief/beggar description If something beggars belief , it is impossible to believe it. If something beggars description , it is impossible to describe it. Chinese translation of 'beggar' beggar (ˈbɛɡəʳ) n (c) 乞丐 (qǐgài) (个(個), gè) vt (= impoverish) 使贫(貧)穷(窮) (shǐ pínqióng) 1 (noun) in the sense of vagrant Definition a person who lives by begging Now I am a beggar, having lost everything except life. Synonyms vagrant (old-fashioned) He lived on the street as a vagrant. tramp (old-fashioned) bankrupt bum (informal) A bum, a derelict, is what he looked like. derelict (old-fashioned) A confused and wizened derelict wandered in off the street. drifter an out-of-work drifter down-and-out some poor down-and-out in need of a meal pauper (old-fashioned) Mozart died a pauper. hobo mainly US) vagabond (old-fashioned) He had lived as a vagabond, begging for food. bag lady dosser (British, slang) derro (Australian, slang) starveling (old-fashioned) 2 (noun) in the sense of scrounger Definition a person who lives by begging Synonyms scrounger (informal) They are just scroungers. supplicant sponger (informal) Is he an aggressive sponger or does he have a case? mendicant He had no fear that he would ever become a mendicant. cadger quandong (Australian, slang) (verb) in the sense of defy The statistics beggar belief. Synonyms defy a fragrance that defies description challenge The move was immediately challenged by the opposition. defeat The challenges of constructing such a huge novel almost defeated her. frustrate The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts. foil A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery. baffle thwart They were doing all they could to thwart the opposition. withstand A politician has to be able to withstand criticism from the Press. surpass elude The appropriate word eluded him. repel Additional synonyms in the sense of bum Definition a tramp A bum, a derelict, is what he looked like. Synonyms vagrant, tramp, derelict, drifter, down-and-out, hobo (US), vagabond, bag lady (US), dosser (British, slang), derro (Australian, slang) in the sense of cadger Synonyms scrounger, parasite, beggar, leech, hanger-on (informal), freeloader (slang), sponger, bloodsucker (informal), quandong (Australian, slang) in the sense of challenge Definition to call (a decision or action) into question The move was immediately challenged by the opposition. Synonyms dispute, question, tackle, confront, defy, object to, disagree with, take issue with, impugn (formal), throw down (US, slang) Nearby words of beggar beg beget begetter beggar beggarly beggary begin Synonyms of 'beggar' beggar Explore 'beggar' in the dictionary
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