beggar

/bˈɛɡɐ/

/ˈbɛɡɝ/

Beggar

someone who lives by asking people for food or money

synonyms : mendicant

to beggar

MAIN VERB

reduce to beggary

synonyms : pauperise

be beyond the resources of

Examples

1. The poor beggar sat on the street, asking for help from passersby.

2. She looks at the beggar on the street, but her expression remains as any cold as stone.

3. As the saying goes, set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil, and soon enough, the company was in shambles.

4. Even though I'm poor, I'm happy because I know that a beggar can never be bankrupt.