What is another word for beggarman?

Pronunciation: [bˈɛɡɑːmən] (IPA)

A beggarman is someone who begs for money, food, or any basic necessities of life. There are several synonyms for it such as a mendicant, panhandler, tramp, vagrant, pauper, etc. A mendicant is a beggar who depends solely on charity, usually associated with religious orders. A panhandler is a beggar who approaches people in public areas, asking for a handout. A tramp is a homeless person who travels from place to place to earn a living. A vagrant is a person without a home or a source of income, who begs on the streets. A pauper is a destitute person who lacks any means of support and survives on charity.

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Usage examples for Beggarman

He looked like a little old beggarman."
"The Emperor of Portugallia"
Selma Lagerlof
What was it that drove you to dive your hands into your pockets every time a beggarman stretched out his tattered hat to you?
"The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart"
Adelbert von Chamisso Wilhelm Hauff
Hawkins, the clergyman's son, is an actor, and Williamson, the good little boy who divided his bread and butter with the beggarman, is a failing merchant, and makes money by it.
"The Complete Works of Artemus Ward, Part 1"
Charles Farrar Browne

Famous quotes with Beggarman

  • The moon came white and ghostly as we laid the treasure down, There was gear there’d make a beggarman as rich as Lima Town, Copper charms and silver trinkets from the chests of Spanish crews, Gold doubloons and double moidores, louis d’ors and portagues
    John Masefield

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