beggar

//ˈbɛɡər//
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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.

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.

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