Definition of Beggar

Beg

BEGGAR noun

	One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Behavior

Regular definition:

BEGGAR:
?be?? n. & v. --n. 1 a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 colloq. a person; a fellow (poor beggar). --v.tr. 1 reduce to poverty. 2 outshine. 3 exhaust the resources of (beggar description). øbeggar-my-neighbour 1 a card-game in which a player seeks to capture an opponent's cards. 2 (attrib.) (esp. of national policy) self-aggrandizing at the expense of competitors. beggars cannot (or must not) be choosers those without other resources must take what is offered. [ME f. BEG + -AR(3)]

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