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Mendicant
01
a person who begs other people for food and money
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
mendicants
Examples
The mendicant approached passersby, asking for spare change and food.
02
a male member of a religious order, such as the Franciscans, Dominicans, or Augustinians, who lives by begging and relies solely on donations for sustenance
Examples
Mendicants depended entirely on the generosity of others.
mendicant
01
surviving by begging, either by choice or necessity
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
Examples
Mendicant pilgrims lined the temple steps, seeking food and shelter.
