ALMSMAN Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

almsman

noun

Definition of almsman

as in beggar

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Noun

Dhaka’s rundown streets peppered with the homeless, vendors and child beggars.

— Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of beggar

Noun

Throughout much of Buddhist history, and particularly in Theravada Buddhist contexts, mindfulness and its associated meditation methods have been the purview of mendicants (monks and nuns), who used mindfulness meditation to achieve trance states (jhana) leading to nirvana.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
An internationally famous leader who lived a mendicant’s life.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of mendicant

Noun

Most of these freelancers stayed in the Hotel Istanbul, which was home to a rotating cast of war tourists, jihadis, drifters, and spies.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Saints follows Lali, a drifter and a thief, who is pulled back to Barcelona to face and care for her estranged mother Gloria.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of drifter

Noun

The 300 block of East Trade Street is frequented by patrons of public transportation, panhandlers and the thousands of fans attending events at the Spectrum Center.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
Some worry about robots replacing human jobs, even panhandlers.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of panhandler

Noun

Part of her effort is to incentivize more harvesting of the older, less desirable but more destructive urchins.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The possibilities suggested by the compelling title are only hinted at when Jason glares at a group of street urchins.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of urchin

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