Beggar
Pronunciation : Beg"gar
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. beggere, fr. beg.]
Definition : 1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.
2. One who makes it his business to ask alms.
3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.
4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove. Abp. Tillotson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Beg"gar
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton.
2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. It beggared all description. Shak.
t. [imp. & p. p. Beggared; p. pr. & vb. n. Beggaring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913