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beggar
CEFRB2
/ˈbɛɡɚ/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
a pauper who lives by begging.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
Examples
He is rich yet he lives like a beggar.
The poet was no richer than a beggar.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA person suffering from extreme poverty.
A person who begs.
the last placer in Tycoon
More examples
In contextWhat does that silly beggar think he's doing?
Odysseus has returned to his home disguised as a beggar.
I'm to be a poor, crawling beggar, sponging for rum, when I might be rolling in a coach!
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Origin
noun
From Middle English beggere, beggare, beggar (“beggar”), from Middle English beggen (“to beg”), equivalent to beg + -ar. Alternative etymology derives Middle English beggere, beggare, beggar from Old French begart, originally a member of the Beghards, a lay brotherhood of mendicants in the Low Countries, from Middle Dutch beggaert (“mendicant”), with pejorative suffix (see -ard); the order is said to be named after the priest Lambert le Bègue of Liège (French for “Lambert the Stammerer”).