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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) : [ devils ]
BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Beggar \Beg"gar\, n. [OE. beggere, fr. beg.] 1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner. [1913 Webster] 2. One who makes it his business to ask alms. [1913 Webster] 3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use. [1913 Webster] 4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove. --Abp. Tillotson. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Beggar \Beg"gar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beggared; p. pr. & vb. n. Beggaring.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. [1913 Webster] It beggared all description. --Shak. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Beggar \Beg"gar\, n. [OE. beggere, fr. beg.] 1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner. 2. One who makes it his business to ask alms. 3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use. 4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove. --Abp. Tillotson.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Beggar \Beg"gar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beggared; p. pr. & vb. n. Beggaring.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. --Milton. 2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. It beggared all description. --Shak.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
beggar n : a pauper who lives by begging [syn: mendicant] v 1: be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!" 2: reduce to beggary [syn: pauperize, pauperise]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beggar Αγγλικά n. ο ζητιάνοςFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beggar n. 1 A person who begs. 2 A person suffering from extreme poverty. 3 (lb en colloquial sometimes affectionate) A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel. 4 (lb en UK) (ngd: A minced oath for) bugger. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To make a beggar of someone; impoverish. 2 (lb en transitive figurative) To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
beggar n. 1 A person who begs. 2 A person suffering from extreme poverty. 3 (lb en colloquial sometimes affectionate) A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel. 4 (lb en UK) (ngd: A minced oath for) bugger. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To make a beggar of someone; impoverish. 2 (lb en transitive figurative) To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
beggar n. 1 A person who begs. 2 A person suffering from extreme poverty. 3 (lb en colloquial sometimes affectionate) A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel. 4 (lb en UK) (ngd: A minced oath for) bugger. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To make a beggar of someone; impoverish. 2 (lb en transitive figurative) To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
beggar n. 1 A person who begs. 2 A person suffering from extreme poverty. 3 (lb en colloquial sometimes affectionate) A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel. 4 (lb en UK) (ngd: A minced oath for) bugger. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To make a beggar of someone; impoverish. 2 (lb en transitive figurative) To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beggar Englanti n. kerjäläinen Englanti vb. hakea epätoivoisesti (vertaistaan)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beggar Engelska n. tiggareFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ bedelaarFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Beggar /bˈɛɡə/ الشّحّاذFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
beggar //ˈbɛɡə// //ˈbɛɡɚ//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]1. бедня́к, бедня́чка, сирома́х, сиромахки́ня person suffering poverty 2. про́сяк, просяки́ня person who begs
beggar //ˈbɛɡə// //ˈbɛɡɚ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]докарвам до просяшка тояга to make a beggar of someone
beggar /bˈɛɡə/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]žebrák
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ BettlerFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Bettlerin see: beggars
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ [Br.] [coll.] KerlFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][ugs.] Note: mit Adjektiv "You lazy beggar." - Du fauler Kerl. Note: with adjective
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ BettelmannFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][obs.] , Bettler see: beggar
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ BettelfrauFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ][obs.] , Bettlerin see: beggar
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ ζητιάνοςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
beggar //ˈbɛɡə// //ˈbɛɡɚ//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]1. keppikerjäläinen, köyhä person suffering poverty 2. kerjäläinen person who begs
beggar //ˈbɛɡə// //ˈbɛɡɚ//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. köyhdyttää to exhaust the resources of 2. köyhdyttää, köyhtyä to make a beggar of someone
beggar /begər/ mendiantFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
beggar /bˈɛɡə/From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. भिखारी "One should discourage the beggars."
beggar /bˈɛɡə/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. कंगाल~कर~देना "His spendrift habits will soon beggar him."
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ prosjakFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ 1. szegény ember 2. pasas 3. alak 4. egyén 5. szegény 6. koldusFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
beggar //ˈbɛɡə// //ˈbɛɡɚ//From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]pengemis person who begs
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ mendicanteFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
beggar //ˈbɛɡə// //ˈbɛɡɚ//From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]乞食 person who begs
beggar /begər/ æruscatorFrom English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
beggar /begər/ 1. elgeta See also: mendicant 2. paversti elgeta, nuskurdinti 3. pralenktiFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
beggar /ˈbegə/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]żebrak
beggar /begər/ mendigo, pedinteFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
beggar /begər/ mendigoFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
beggar //ˈbɛɡə// //ˈbɛɡɚ//From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-swh ]1. tiggare person suffering poverty 2. tiggare, bettlare, tiggerska, bettlerska person who begs
beggar /bˈɛɡə/From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]mwombaji
beggar /bˈɛɡə/ 1. dilenci, meteliksiz kimse 2. saka çapkın kimse 3. dilenciye çevirmek, sefalete düşürmek 4. eksik bırakmak, kifayetsiz olmak. It beggars description Tarif edilemez Tarifinde kelimeler kifayetsiz kalır. beggardom, beggarhood dilencilik, dilenciler sınıfı. beggarly dilenciye uygun. beggary aşırı yoksulluk.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]/ˈbɛɡɝ/
BEGGAR. One who obtains his livelihood by asking alms. The laws of several of the states punish begging as an offence.From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
130 Moby Thesaurus words for "beggar": Arab, Bowery bum, almsman, almswoman, asker, baffle, bankrupt, beach bum, beachcomber, beggarly fellow, blighter, bloke, bo, budmash, bum, bummer, cadger, caitiff, casual, challenge, chap, charity case, coupon clippers, deadbeat, defy, derelict, devil, dogie, down-and-out, down-and-outer, drifter, drone, drunkard, fellow, freeloader, gamin, gamine, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, guttersnipe, guy, hardcase, hobo, homeless waif, human wreck, idle rich, idler, impoverish, indigent, landloper, lazzarone, leisure class, loafer, losel, lounge lizard, lowlife, lumpen proletariat, man, mauvais sujet, mean wretch, mendicant, mendicant friar, mendicant order, moocher, mucker, mudlark, no-good, nonworker, panhandler, parasite, pauper, pauperize, pauvre diable, penniless man, person, petitioner, piker, pilgarlic, poor creature, poor devil, poor man, poorling, prayer, ragamuffin, ragman, ragpicker, reduce, rentiers, rounder, sad case, sad sack, schnorrer, scrounger, ski bum, skid-row bum, spiv, sponge, sponger, starveling, stiff, stray, street Arab, street urchin, suitor, sundowner, suppliant, supplicant, supplicator, surf bum, swagman, swagsman, tatterdemalion, tennis bum, the unemployable, the unemployed, tramp, truant, turnpiker, urchin, vag, vagabond, vagrant, vaurien, waif, waifs and strays, want, wastrel, welfare client, worthless fellow, wretchFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 乞丐;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 乞丐 vt. 使贫穷,使成乞丐