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Verb
/ˈbegər/,
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beggars, plural;
  1. Reduce (someone) to poverty
    • - by being soft to the unfortunate, we beggared ourselves
Noun
  1. A person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food

  2. A person of a specified type, often one to be envied or pitied
    • - poor little beggars
  1. a pauper who lives by begging
  2. be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!"
  3. reduce to beggary
  4. Begging (or panhandling in the US) is to request a donation in a supplicating manner. Beggars are commonly found in public places such as street corners or public transport, where they request money, most commonly in the form of spare change. ...
  5. The Beggar is a 1965 novella by Naguib Mahfouz about the failure to find meaning in existence. It is set in post-revolutionary Cairo during the time of Gamal Abdel Nasser.
  6. The Beggar is a short play by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht.
  7. (Beggars (album)) Beggars is the sixth studio album by American rock band Thrice. It was released digitally through Vagrant Records in the UK on August 9, 2009 and in the US on August 11, 2009. A physical release containing bonus material was released on September 15, 2009.
  8. A person who begs; A person suffering from extreme poverty; To make a beggar of someone; impoverish; To exhaust the resources of; to outdo
  9. (Beggars) If they're old and knackered or physically disabled to the extent that they're incapable of work, fine. Giving to kids just perpetuates the system of kids being sent out to beg. ...
  10. (The Beggars) 1568 , Louvre, Paris
  11. (The Beggars) A group of destitute people who loiter around the church. They predicted that Kino would not be accepted by the doctor.
  12. Jareth disguised himself as a beggar and revealed himself in surprise after Hoggle agreed to help Sarah solve the Labyrinth against Jareth's wishes. In the Labyrinth computer game a beggar appears in the beginning who presumably is Jareth as well.
  13. To see an old, decrepit beggar, is a sign of bad management, and unless you are economical, you will lose much property. Scandalous reports will prove detrimental to your fame. To give to a beggar, denotes dissatisfaction with present surroundings. ...
  14. "Beg" is one of those words which isn't derived from anything; it has always meant exactly what it means. (This usually indicates a word of great force.) Any person who won't work, and who lives by asking complete strangers for aid, is either lazy, mentally ill, or a saint. ...
  15. The curse of a beggar is effective (Byelostok; Kiev).
  16. one who has relied on the assistance of his friends.
  17. 1. euphemism for bugger. 2.(joc) rogue: e.g., My kids are little beggars, but I love 'em. 2. one who is over-keen or zealous: e.g., He's a beggar for work.
  18. (Michael Ensign) - A beggar in the temple square recites the Song of the Sages and tries to charge Chakotay and Paris for listening to it; he says that he need ointment for his eye; he recites the last verse of the song in exchange for Chakotay's shoes. (False Profits)
  19. To dream that someone begs you for food or money depends upon your response, if you refuse to give this signifies misfortune, but to give freely indicates happiness for you or for a loved one. Several beggars tell of fortune and happiness for the dreamer. Elderly beggars show money worries. ...