Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
beggar
IPA transcription: [b'ɛɡɚ]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
beggar, mendicant
Meaning:
a pauper who lives by begging
Usage examples
"The Sturdy Beggar"
The beggar shook his head.
"What has become of that spiteful little beggar?"
He gave them to the beggar, and said, "Here, take my spurs.
Who can be got to stand godfather to such a little beggar boy?'
I'm to be a poor, crawling beggar, sponging for rum, when I might be rolling in a coach!
Four or five of them obeyed at once, two remaining on the road with the formidable beggar.
"I think," said the beggar, "I can undertake things more difficult and more important than that."
"Singular man!" muttered Gondy, taking his hat to go away; but on turning around he saw the beggar between him and the door.
Three men ran together, hand in hand; and I made out, even through the mist, that the middle man of this trio was the blind beggar.