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beggar description Definition


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beggar
noun
    1. A person who lives by begging.
      Thesaurus: mendicant, supplicant; moocher (slang), panhandler (US, cadger; pauper, street person, bag lady (slang), indigent.
    (chiefly Brit)
    2. colloq
      An affectionate or gently reproachful term for a person.
      Example: lucky beggar
      Example: cheeky beggar
Idiom: beggar description (belief)
    To be impossible to describe or believe.
      Example: That story beggars belief
Idiom: beggars can't be choosers
    If you are in need, you must accept whatever you are given or whatever becomes available, even if it is not what you would have chosen ideally.


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