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
Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
New York Times, 31 Dec. 2019
This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2019
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Noun
Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
Verb
Iraq entered a long, grueling period of international sanctions that beggared its once robust middle class.
—New York Times, 31 Dec. 2019
This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beggar
Noun
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The hobo bag has been popular with several brands over the past few seasons.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2026
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One mask depicts a frowning hobo with a 5 o'clock shadow that represents the aforementioned vagrant.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Ironically, in Cuba, a country pauperized by a Marxist model for the past 61 years, there is a growing public cry demanding change.—
Otto Reich,
National Review,
8 Apr. 2020
Noun
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But those states also have Republican governors, who would have raised holy hell if their constituents had been menaced by these roving mobs of mendicants.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
28 Nov. 2025
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His eyes alternated between the mendicant and Bob.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As the largest private employer in the nation, Walmart’s labor practices impoverish some of its own shoppers—and in turn impact their food choices.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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These, combined with the draining of wealth from the country by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and a small circle of entrenched elites, have impoverished Iran.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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But in a plea reached in September, Alameda County prosecutors allowed Frederic, an Orlando resident, to plead no contest to a lesser offense of obstructing a public roadway, a misdemeanor count more typically associated with the prosecution of aggressive panhandlers.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2025
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Attorneys argued Glendale's rules were overly broad and discriminatorily enforced against impoverished panhandlers, and should have applied equally to high school sports teams holding signs advertising a car wash, or Girl Scouts selling cookies, attorneys said.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the question of how to get landlords to deliver this housing without bankrupting their buildings matters just as much.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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The cases are ongoing, with plaintiffs also filing claims against the trusts of companies bankrupted by the litigation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As older leaders retire, the days of bums on seats five days a week are likely to fade with them.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Here, in the rugged, remote Santa Cruz Mountains, one of California’s coastal ranges, the counterculture had found one of its first bucolic, dharma-bum milieus.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That was what Ilia Malinin endured on Friday night, when his disastrous free skate ruined his chances for gold.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Steam cleaning is an effective way to sanitize and refresh your mattress, but the wrong technique can end up ruining the fabric.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Beggar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beggar. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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