Meaning Of The Word Beggar

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beggar
countable noun: A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
verb: If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor.

beggar in American English
a person who begs, or asks for charity, esp. one who lives by begging; mendicant
noun: a person who begs alms or lives by begging
transitive verb: to reduce to utter poverty; impoverish

beggar in British English
to be beyond the resources of (esp in the phrase to beggar description)
noun: a person who begs, esp one who lives by begging

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