beggar
//ˈbɛɡər//
Noun
beggarSingular
beggarsPlural
1
A person who lives by asking others for money or food, typically on the street.
A beggar sat on the street corner asking passersby for spare change.
2
A person of a specified type, often used in a pitying or affectionate way.
The poor beggar has been sick for a week.
Synonym
Verb
beggarInfinitive
beggarsPresent tense
beggaredPast tense
beggaredPast participle
beggaringPresent participle
beggarsThird-person singular
1
To reduce someone to poverty or ruin.
The long war beggared the nation.
2
To make something inadequate or useless.
The complexity of the situation beggars any simple explanation.