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beggar
[ beg-er ]
/ ËbÉg Ér /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to reduce to utter poverty; impoverish: The family had been beggared by the war.
to cause one's resources of or ability for (description, comparison, etc.) to seem poor or inadequate: The costume beggars description.
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Origin of beggar
OTHER WORDS FROM beggar
beg·gar·hood, nounWords nearby beggar
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British Dictionary definitions for beggar
beggar
/ (ËbÉÉĄÉ) /
noun
a person who begs, esp one who lives by begging
a person who has no money or resources; pauper
ironic, jocular, mainly British fellowlucky beggar!
verb (tr)
to be beyond the resources of (esp in the phrase to beggar description)
to impoverish; reduce to begging
Derived forms of beggar
beggarhood or beggardom, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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