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beggar definition

beg·gar (beg′ər)

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 Brit. a person; fellow: often used jokingly or affectionately

Etymology: ME beggere < OFr begard: see beg

transitive verb

  1. to make a beggar of; make poor
  2. to make seem inadequate or useless her beauty beggars description

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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