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Meaning of Beggar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈbɛɡɚ

Definitions

A person who begs.
A person suffering from extreme poverty.
A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
colloquial, endearing, sometimes
A minced oath for bugger.
UK
the last placer in Tycoon

Equivalents

العربية الشّحّاذ سائل شحاذ صعلوك فقير متسول

Azərbaycanca dilənçi

Беларуская бе́дны жабрак жабрачка

Български бедняк беднячка просяк просякиня сиромах сиромахкиня

বাংলা ফকির

བོད་སྐད སྤྲང་པོ

Bosanski prosjačić prosjak prosjakinja sirotinja просјак просјакиња просјачић сиромах сиротиња

Català captaire mendicant

Čeština chudák šnorer žebračka žebrák

Dansk betler tigger

Deutsch Bettelbruder Bettelfrau Bettelmann Bettelschwester Bettelweib Bettler Bettlerin Pracher Pracherin

Ελληνικά επαίτης ζητιάνα ζητιάνος

Esperanto almozisto almozulo

Español gallofero indigente limosnero mendicante mendiga mendigo pordiosero

Eesti kerjus

Suomi keppikerjäläinen kerjääjä kerjäläinen kerjuri köyhä köyhdyttää köyhtyä mankuja mierolainen

Français gueuse gueux mendiant mendiante quêteuse quêteux

Gaeilge bacach sirtheoir

עברית קבצן

हिन्दी भिक्षु भिक्षुक भिखारी मोहताज याचक

Hrvatski prosjačić prosjak prosjakinja sirotinja просјак просјакиња просјачић сиромах сиротиња

Magyar koldus

Հայերեն մուրացկան

Bahasa Indonesia peminta-minta pengemis

Íslenska betlari

Italiano mendicante

日本語丐丐児乞丐乞食勧進流丐立ちん坊非人

ქართული მათხოვარი

ខ្មែរ អ្នកសុំទាន

한국어 개걸 거렁뱅이 거지 걸개 걸인 양아치

Latina mendicus

ລາວ ຄົນຂໍທານ

Lietuvių elgeta

Latviešu ubadze ubags

Македонски питач питачка просјак просјачка

മലയാളം ഭിക്ഷക്കാരൻ യാചകൻ

Монгол гуйлгачин

मराठी भिकारी

Bahasa Melayu pengemis

Malti tallab

မြန်မာဘာသာ သူတောင်းစား

Nederlands armoedzaaier bedelaar bedelaarster bedelares haveloze ruïneren

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮੰਗਤਾ

Polski biedaczka biedak biegun błagalnik dziad dziadowski łachita mendyk prachárz proszak żebraczka żebrak

Português mendiga mendigo pedinte

Română cerșetoare cerșetor sărac

Русский бе́дная бедный бедняк бедня́чка нищая нищеброд нищебродка ни́щенка ни́щий попроша́йка

Slovenčina chudák žobráčka žobrák

Српски prosjačić prosjak prosjakinja sirotinja просјак просјакиња просјачић сиромах сиротиња

Svenska bettlare tiggare tiggerska

Kiswahili mwombaji ombaomba

தமிழ் ஏழை பிச்சைக்காரன்

తెలుగు బిచ్చగాడు

ไทย ขอทาน ยาจก

Tagalog pulubi tanglo

Türkçe ahbap çaylak dilenci geda goygoycu

Українська бі́дний бідня́к біднячка голопупенко жебра́к злидар каліка сірома сірома́ха

Tiếng Việt ăn may ăn mày ăn xin bị gậy

Examples

““[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.”

“Odysseus has returned to his home disguised as a beggar.”

“I'm to be a poor, crawling beggar, sponging for rum, when I might be rolling in a coach!”

“What does that silly beggar think he's doing?”

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