BEGGARS

Noun

beggars

plural of beggar

Verb

beggars

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beggar

Anagrams

• baggers

Source: Wiktionary


BEGGAR

Beg"gar, n. Etym: [OE. beggere, fr. beg.]

1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.

2. One who makes it his business to ask alms.

3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.

4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove. Abp. Tillotson.

Beg"gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beggared; p. pr. & vb. n. Beggaring.]

1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton.

2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. It beggared all description. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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