beggar synonyms

beggar

n.

  1. One who begs

    mendicant, supplicant, suppliant, lazzarone, cadger, parasite, almsman, lazar, panhandler*, moocher*, touch artist*, bummer*, sponger*, freeloader*; see also tramp 1.

    Antonyms prodigal, donor*, giver. *

  2. An impoverished person

    pauper, poor person, indigent, poverty-stricken person, destitute person, bag lady, street person, homeless person, shopping-bag lady, dependent, derelict, poor relation, ward of the state, bankrupt, starveling, down-and-outer*, bum*.

    Antonyms financier*, millionaire*, landed proprietor.

  3. A rascal

    scamp, fellow, scoundrel; see rascal.

Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.