English words for 'A beggar.'
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- (biblical) Lazarus of Bethany, a man supposedly raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later (Christianity) revered as a saint.
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
- (rare) A surname from Hebrew.
- (biblical) A beggar in a parable by Jesus Christ, traditionally (Christianity) believed to have been a leper and often conflated with Lazarus of Bethany.
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- One who cants or whines; a beggar.
- One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
- A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.
- A ride on a horse at such speed.
- a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
verb
adj
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
verb
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
verb
- beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
- (intransitive, US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a homeless or vagrant person.
- (transitive, figuratively, uncommon) To elicit; to attempt to obtain or provoke a certain response or answer.
noun
- the handle of a pan
- a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- (aviation) The handle that activates an ejector seat.
- (cartography, US) An area within a nation or subnational division that appears to stick out or project when viewed on a map; an especially elongated salient.
- The handle of a pan.
noun
- A homeless person.
- (Philippines) A homestay.
- Something that is transient.
- (programming) A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
- A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
- (physics) A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
- (acoustics) A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
- one who stays for only a short time
- (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
adj
- Occasional; isolated; one-off
- (music) Intermediate.
- Passing through; passing from one person to another.
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
- (physics) Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
- Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
- (philosophy) Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
- Remaining for only a brief time.
- of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
- lasting a very short time
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verb
noun
- (Philippines) A poor vagrant; a hobo or beggar; one suffering from extreme poverty.
- (Australia, historical) A large-scale grazier and landowner.
- One who squats; one who sits down idly.
- (Australia, historical) One who occupied Crown land.
- (informal) A squat toilet.
- someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- someone who settles on land without right or title
adj
adj
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noun
noun
name
- (biblical) Lazarus of Bethany, a man supposedly raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later (Christianity) revered as a saint.
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
- (rare) A surname from Hebrew.
- (biblical) A beggar in a parable by Jesus Christ, traditionally (Christianity) believed to have been a leper and often conflated with Lazarus of Bethany.
verb
noun
adj
noun
verb
noun
- One who cants or whines; a beggar.
- One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
- A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.
- A ride on a horse at such speed.
- a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
verb
noun
- A homeless person.
- (Philippines) A homestay.
- Something that is transient.
- (programming) A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
- A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
- (physics) A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
- (acoustics) A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
- one who stays for only a short time
- (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
adj
- Occasional; isolated; one-off
- (music) Intermediate.
- Passing through; passing from one person to another.
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
- (physics) Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
- Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
- (philosophy) Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
- Remaining for only a brief time.
- of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
- lasting a very short time
noun
verb
noun
- (Philippines) A poor vagrant; a hobo or beggar; one suffering from extreme poverty.
- (Australia, historical) A large-scale grazier and landowner.
- One who squats; one who sits down idly.
- (Australia, historical) One who occupied Crown land.
- (informal) A squat toilet.
- someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
- someone who settles on land without right or title
adj
verb
- beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
- (intransitive, US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a homeless or vagrant person.
- (transitive, figuratively, uncommon) To elicit; to attempt to obtain or provoke a certain response or answer.
noun
- the handle of a pan
- a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- (aviation) The handle that activates an ejector seat.
- (cartography, US) An area within a nation or subnational division that appears to stick out or project when viewed on a map; an especially elongated salient.
- The handle of a pan.
noun
verb
adj
adv
adj
adv
adj
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
verb
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.