Entry Word: beggar

Function: noun

Meaning: a person who lives by public begging <the poor beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries>

Synonyms mendicant, panhandler

Related Words bum, drifter, hobo, tramp, vagabond, vagrant; pauper; hanger-on, leech, moocher, parasite, sponge, sponger; dependent; deadbeat, derelict, idler, ne'er-do-well