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beggar

UK
/ˈbɛɡə/
US
/ˈbɛɡər/

Translations

beggarnoun
beggars
pl
UK
/ˈbɛɡə/
US
/ˈbɛɡər/
The beggar sat on the street corner asking for change.
Нищий сидел на углу улицы, прося мелочь.
The beggar approached the tourists with a hopeful look.
Попрошайка подошёл к туристам с надеждой в глазах.
Additional translations
нищенка
побирушкаразг., сниж.
Synonyms
mendicant
down-and-out
poor person
street person
tramp
vagrant
panhandler
beggarverb
beggared
Past Simple
beggared
Past Participle
beggaring
Gerund
UK
/ˈbɛɡə/
US
/ˈbɛɡər/
The economic crisis could beggar many families.
Экономический кризис может разорить многие семьи.
Additional translations
превосходитьв устойчивых оборотах типа beggars description/belief
Synonyms
bankrupt
strip
ruin
deprive
impoverish
beggaradjective
UK
/ˈbɛɡə/
US
/ˈbɛɡər/
Used attributively before nouns to denote connection with beggars or extreme poverty; not normally gradable.
He worked for beggar wages.
Он работал за нищенскую плату.

Definitions

beggarnoun
A person, typically homeless, who lives by asking for money or food from others.
The beggar sat on the corner, holding a sign that asked for help.
A person reduced to extreme poverty or destitution.
The war left him a beggar with nothing but the clothes he wore.
(informal, chiefly British) A playful or mildly reproachful form of address to a person, often implying admiration, surprise, or mild annoyance.
You lucky beggar, winning the lottery on your first try!
beggarverb
To reduce someone to poverty or the state of being a beggar.
The economic crisis threatened to beggar many families.
(usually with object) To surpass or be beyond the limits of; to defy (description, belief, comparison, etc.).
Her courage beggars description.
beggaradjective
Relating to beggars or to extreme poverty; characteristic of a beggar.
Beggar children lined the dusty road, their hands outstretched.
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