Beggar

//ˈbɛɡɚ//

Synonyms for "beggar" (154 found)

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Verb(1 words)
embeggar
Noun(2 words)
lazarusmumper

Related words (77)

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Translations

272 translations across 97 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • lypës noun (person who begs)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • προσαίτης noun (person who begs)
  • ἐπαίτης noun (person who begs)

Arabic

4 entries
  • سعاي noun (person who begs)
  • سَائِل noun (person who begs)
  • شحات noun (person who begs)
  • شَحَّات noun (person who begs)

Armenian

1 entries
  • մուրացկան noun (person who begs)

Aromanian

4 entries
  • dicunjar noun (person who begs)
  • pitaci noun (person who begs)
  • proseac noun (person who begs)
  • tsiripãni noun (person who begs)

Asturian

1 entries
  • méndigu noun (person who begs)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • dilənçi noun (person who begs)

Baluchi

3 entries
  • فقیر noun (person who begs)
  • پنڈوک noun (person who begs)
  • پکیر noun (person who begs)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • хәйерсе noun (person who begs)
  • ярлы noun (person suffering poverty)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • бе́дная noun (person suffering poverty)
  • бе́дны noun (person suffering poverty)
  • бяда́к noun (person suffering poverty)
  • бяда́чка noun (person suffering poverty)

Bengali

2 entries
  • ফকির noun (person who begs)
  • ভিক্ষুক noun (person who begs)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • бедня́к noun (person suffering poverty)
  • бедня́чка noun (person suffering poverty)
  • про́сяк noun (person who begs)
  • просяки́ня noun (person who begs)

Burmese

1 entries
  • သူတောင်းစား noun (person who begs)

Catalan

2 entries
  • captaire noun (person who begs)
  • mendicant noun (person who begs)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 乞丐 noun (person who begs)
  • 叫花子 noun (person who begs)
  • 窮人 /穷人 noun (person suffering poverty)
  • 花子 noun (person who begs)

Cornish

1 entries
  • beggyer noun (person who begs)

Czech

4 entries
  • chudačka noun (person suffering poverty)
  • chudák noun (person suffering poverty)
  • žebračka noun (person who begs)
  • žebrák noun (person who begs)

Danish

4 entries
  • betler noun (person who begs)
  • betlerske noun (person who begs)
  • tigger noun (person who begs)
  • tiggerske noun (person who begs)

Dari

1 entries
  • گَدَا noun (person who begs)

Dutch

4 entries
  • armoedzaaier noun (person suffering poverty)
  • bedelaar noun (person who begs)
  • bedelaar noun (person suffering poverty)
  • bedelaarster noun (person who begs)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • almozistino noun (person who begs)
  • almozisto noun (person who begs)
  • almozulino noun (person who begs)
  • almozulo noun (person who begs)

Estonian

1 entries
  • kerjus noun (person who begs)

Faroese

1 entries
  • biddari noun (person who begs)

Finnish

4 entries
  • keppikerjäläinen noun (person suffering poverty)
  • kerjäläinen noun (person who begs)
  • köyhä noun (person suffering poverty)
  • köyhdyttää verb (to make a beggar of someone)

French

4 entries
  • gueuse noun (person who begs)
  • gueux noun (person who begs)
  • mendiant noun (person who begs)
  • mendiante noun (person who begs)

Galician

3 entries
  • mendicante noun (person who begs)
  • mendiga noun (person who begs)
  • mendigo noun (person who begs)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მათხოვარი noun (person who begs)

German

4 entries
  • Bettelbruder noun (person who begs)
  • Bettelfrau noun (person who begs)
  • Bettelmann noun (person who begs)
  • Bettelschwester noun (person who begs)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍅𐌰 noun (person who begs)

Greek

3 entries
  • επαίτης noun (person who begs)
  • ζητιάνα noun (person who begs)
  • ζητιάνος noun (person who begs)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • קַבּצָן noun (person who begs)

Hindi

4 entries
  • भिक्षुक noun (person who begs)
  • भिखमंगा noun (person who begs)
  • भिखारिन noun (person who begs)
  • भिखारी noun (person who begs)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • koldus noun (person who begs)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • beiningamaður noun (person who begs)
  • betlari noun (person who begs)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • pengemis noun (person who begs)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • kerrääläin noun (person who begs)
  • keräjä noun (person who begs)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • گِدا noun (person who begs)

Irish

2 entries
  • bacach noun (person who begs)
  • sirtheoir noun (person who begs)

Italian

1 entries
  • mendicante noun (person who begs)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 乞食 noun (person who begs)

Khmer

1 entries
  • អ្នកសុំទាន noun (person who begs)

Korean

3 entries
  • 거지 noun (person who begs)
  • 걸개 noun (person who begs)
  • 걸인 noun (person who begs)

Lao

1 entries
  • ຄົນຂໍທານ noun (person who begs)

Latin

1 entries
  • mendīcus noun (person who begs)

Latvian

3 entries
  • ubadze noun (person who begs)
  • ubags noun (person who begs)
  • ubags noun (person suffering poverty)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • elgeta noun (person who begs)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • питач noun (person who begs)
  • питач noun (person suffering poverty)
  • питачка noun (person who begs)
  • питачка noun (person suffering poverty)

Malay

1 entries
  • pengemis noun (person who begs)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • ഭിക്ഷക്കാരൻ noun (person who begs)
  • യാചകൻ noun (person who begs)

Maltese

1 entries
  • tallab noun (person who begs)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᡤᡳᠣᡥᠣᡨᠣ noun (person who begs)

Manx

1 entries
  • jeirkagh noun (person who begs)

Marathi

1 entries
  • भिकारी noun (person who begs)

Middle English

2 entries
  • beggere noun (person who begs)
  • beggere noun (person suffering poverty)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • гуйлгачин noun (person who begs)

Navajo

1 entries
  • adókeedí noun (person who begs)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • mmezi noun (person who begs)

Norman

2 entries
  • bédgeux noun (person who begs)
  • pouqu'teux noun (person who begs)

North Frisian

3 entries
  • beedelmaan noun (person who begs)
  • beedler noun (person who begs)
  • trögel noun (person who begs)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • betler noun (person who begs)
  • betlerske noun (person who begs)
  • tigger noun (person who begs)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • tiggar noun (person who begs)

Pali

3 entries
  • yācaka noun (person who begs)
  • याचक noun (person who begs)
  • ยาจก noun (person who begs)

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries
  • жобрак noun (person who begs)
  • жобрачка noun (person who begs)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Pracha noun (person who begs)

Polish

4 entries
  • biedaczka noun (person suffering poverty)
  • biedak noun (person suffering poverty)
  • żebraczka noun (person who begs)
  • żebrak noun (person who begs)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • mendiga noun (person who begs)
  • mendigo noun (person who begs)
  • mendigo noun (person suffering poverty)
  • pedinte noun (person who begs)

Punjabi

2 entries
  • ਮੰਗਤਾ noun (person who begs)
  • ਮੰਗਤੀ noun (person who begs)

Romani

2 entries
  • čororo noun (person who begs)
  • čororo noun (person suffering poverty)

Romanian

3 entries
  • cerșetoare noun (person who begs)
  • cerșetor noun (person who begs)
  • sărac noun (person suffering poverty)

Russian

4 entries
  • бе́дная noun (person suffering poverty)
  • бе́дный noun (person suffering poverty)
  • бедня́к noun (person suffering poverty)
  • бедня́чка noun (person suffering poverty)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • baigear noun (person who begs)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • prosjàkinja noun (person who begs)
  • prosjàkinja noun (person suffering poverty)
  • prȍsjāk noun (person who begs)
  • prȍsjāk noun (person suffering poverty)

Shan

1 entries
  • ၵူၼ်းယွၼ်း noun (person who begs)

Sicilian

4 entries
  • addumannera noun (person who begs)
  • addumanneri noun (person who begs)
  • disgrazziatu noun (person suffering poverty)
  • mischinu noun (person suffering poverty)

Slovak

3 entries
  • chudák noun (person suffering poverty)
  • žobrák noun (person who begs)
  • žobráčka noun (person who begs)

Slovene

2 entries
  • berač noun (person who begs)
  • beračica noun (person who begs)

Spanish

4 entries
  • gallofero noun (person who begs)
  • indigente noun (person suffering poverty)
  • limosnero noun (person who begs)
  • mendicante noun (person who begs)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • begiman noun (person who begs)

Swahili

2 entries
  • mwombaji noun (person who begs)
  • ombaomba noun (person who begs)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bettlare noun (person who begs)
  • bettlerska noun (person who begs)
  • tiggare noun (person who begs)
  • tiggare noun (person suffering poverty)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pulubi noun (person who begs)
  • tanglo noun (person who begs)

Tajik

1 entries
  • гадо noun (person who begs)

Tamil

3 entries
  • ஏழை noun (person suffering poverty)
  • பிச்சைக்காரன் noun (person who begs)
  • பிச்சைக்காரர் noun (person who begs)

Telugu

2 entries
  • బిచ్చగత్తె noun (person who begs)
  • బిచ్చగాడు noun (person who begs)

Thai

3 entries
  • ขอทาน noun (person who begs)
  • ขอทาน noun (person suffering poverty)
  • ยาจก noun (person suffering poverty)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • སྤྲང་པོ noun (person who begs)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • yaṣṣuca noun (person who begs)

Turkish

1 entries
  • dilenci noun (person who begs)

Tuvan

1 entries
  • диленчи noun (person who begs)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • бі́дна noun (person suffering poverty)
  • бі́дний noun (person suffering poverty)
  • біда́к noun (person suffering poverty)
  • біда́чка noun (person suffering poverty)

Urdu

4 entries
  • بِھکاری noun (person who begs)
  • بِھکْشُک noun (person who begs)
  • بِھکھاری noun (person who begs)
  • یاچَک noun (person who begs)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • gadoy noun (person who begs)
  • tilanchi noun (person who begs)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • bị gậy noun (person who begs)
  • ăn mày noun (person who begs)
  • ăn xin noun (person who begs)

Volapük

4 entries
  • hilubegan noun (person who begs)
  • hilubeganef noun (person who begs)
  • jilubegan noun (person who begs)
  • jilubeganef noun (person who begs)

Welsh

1 entries
  • achenog noun (person who begs)

Yakut

1 entries
  • умнаһыт noun (person who begs)

Zhuang

1 entries
  • gaujvaq noun (person who begs)

Sample sentences

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He is rich yet he lives like a beggar.

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The poet was no richer than a beggar.

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The beggar turned out to be a thief.

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The beggar accosted me for money.

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