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
Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 16 Apr. 2024
But beggars can’t be choosers, and Republicans had reduced the Ukrainians to beggars.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
SI.com, 12 June 2019
Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief.
—John Timpane, Philly.com, 2 June 2018
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Noun
Informed equally by Dylan, Carl Perkins, and the nocturnal shades of tango, Moris fixes his existential gaze on the homeless beggars of Buenos Aires’ industrial areas and the working class men of his generation, entrapped by societal pressures.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 16 Apr. 2024
But beggars can’t be choosers, and Republicans had reduced the Ukrainians to beggars.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Verb
His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season.
—SI.com, 12 June 2019
Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief.
—John Timpane, Philly.com, 2 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beggar
Noun
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Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
19 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to love about Coach’s viral shoulder bag: the modern hobo style, the soft leather, the distinct shape.—
Lindy Segal,
Glamour,
13 Sep. 2024
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In Thank You for Your Servitude, which for my money is the only truly interesting book about the Trump presidency, author Mark Leibovich goes into harrowing detail about how the modern GOP readily turned itself into a gaggle of mendicants to serve Trump on bended knee.—
Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
29 Apr. 2023
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All these words strike me as vaguely offensive except for mendicant and supplicant.—
Stephen Miller,
WSJ,
11 Oct. 2021
Verb
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His son visits Baghdad and Fallujah during summer vacations, puzzled by his family’s political reticence and by how his once prosperous cousins are impoverished by the sanctions regime of the 1990s.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Removing or silencing employees who have devoted their lives to demonstrating the value of workplace diversity risks impoverishing the workplace.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Gun rights groups, on the other hand, argue that Mexico is trying to bankrupt the American firearms industry and undermine the Second Amendment.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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While a loss could bankrupt Greenpeace USA, the group says the message that fossil fuels are heating the climate and hurting people will continue.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Verb
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Sometimes, one bad person or a few bad people can ruin things for everybody.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Don Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Both suspects ignored no trespassing signs and verbal commands from a ticket agent before busting through staff onto the restricted jet bridge, authorities said.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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See 6 finalists for new position Starbucks is removing some drinks from its menu in March: See the full list Man busted in airport smuggling cocaine under toupee: Watch video of hairy situation Will an asteroid hit Earth?—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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DeMille, a social media specialist with a background in marketing, has highlighted influencers using the Los Angeles wildfires to peddle detoxes, fear mongering about parasites, and making claims about supplements that sound different than the disclaimers on the product's websites.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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Barron said the turtles suffered from several illnesses including pneumonia, viral diseases, skin infections, parasites, dehydration and weight loss after being unable to feed themselves or swim.—
Terry Collins,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Beggar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beggar. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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