as in hobo
a person who lives by public begging
the pitiful beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries
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Recent Examples of beggar
Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 16 Apr. 2024
But beggars can’t be choosers, and Republicans had reduced the Ukrainians to beggars.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2019
His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season.
—SI.com, 12 June 2019
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Noun
Informed equally by Dylan, Carl Perkins, and the nocturnal shades of tango, Moris fixes his existential gaze on the homeless beggars of Buenos Aires’ industrial areas and the working class men of his generation, entrapped by societal pressures.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 16 Apr. 2024
But beggars can’t be choosers, and Republicans had reduced the Ukrainians to beggars.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Verb
This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2019
His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season.
—SI.com, 12 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beggar
Noun
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Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
19 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to love about Coach’s viral shoulder bag: the modern hobo style, the soft leather, the distinct shape.—
Lindy Segal,
Glamour,
13 Sep. 2024
Noun
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In Thank You for Your Servitude, which for my money is the only truly interesting book about the Trump presidency, author Mark Leibovich goes into harrowing detail about how the modern GOP readily turned itself into a gaggle of mendicants to serve Trump on bended knee.—
Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
29 Apr. 2023
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All these words strike me as vaguely offensive except for mendicant and supplicant.—
Stephen Miller,
WSJ,
11 Oct. 2021
Verb
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Europeans aren’t accustomed to being told so bluntly by U.S. officials that Europe is impoverishing itself with its dirigisme, but someone had to say it.—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
28 Feb. 2025
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His son visits Baghdad and Fallujah during summer vacations, puzzled by his family’s political reticence and by how his once prosperous cousins are impoverished by the sanctions regime of the 1990s.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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If every missile defense system goes down tomorrow and every national bank is bankrupted tomorrow, the world is going to be in chaos.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Gun rights groups argue that Mexico is trying to bankrupt the U.S. firearms industry and undermine the Second Amendment.—
Whitney Eulich,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Verb
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Alli Jo adds that the kids left school to appear on the date with Grant and the ladies, so Zoe ruined their day, too.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Those guys on her team busted their asses and Dr. Will — who had entertained throwing the excursion for the other team — chose not to.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The arrest comes just weeks after Michael was busted for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife, Kate Major Lohan, in Texas.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Banner tells Whitfield that he’s lost his sheep herd to parasites, and Whitfield has the nerve to laugh.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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Animals of all shapes, sizes, and evolutionary lineages engage in behaviors that ward off parasites, viruses, and harmful bacteria.—
Gabe Allen,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Beggar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beggar. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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