English dictionary
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English noun: beggar | |||
| 1. | beggar (person) a pauper who lives by begging | ||
| Synonyms | mendicant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pauper | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beggarman, beggarwoman, cadger, mooch, moocher, panhandler, sannyasi, sannyasin, sanyasi, scrounger | ||
| Instance hyponym | Lazarus | ||
English verb: beggar | |||
| 1. | beggar (stative) be beyond the resources of | ||
| Samples | This beggars description!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defy, refuse, resist | ||
| 2. | beggar (possession) reduce to beggary | ||
| Synonyms | pauperise, pauperize | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impoverish | ||
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