Meaning

5 senses
  1. A person who begs.

    Bettler, Bettlerin, Bettelmann

    попроша́йкаpoprošájka, нищебро́дniščebród

    жебра́кžebrák, жебра́чкаžebráčka

    a pauper who lives by begging

  2. A person suffering from extreme poverty.

    ни́щийníščij, ни́щенкаníščenka, ни́щаяníščaja

    бідня́кbidnják, бідня́чкаbidnjáčka, сірома́хаsiromáxa

  3. (colloquial, endearing, sometimes)A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.

    What does that silly beggar think he's doing?

  4. (UK)A minced oath for bugger.

  5. The last placer in Tycoon

Examples

99 sentences
  1. He is no better than a beggar.

    Він не кращий за жебрака.

    deEr ist nicht besser als ein Bettler.

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  2. He's rich, but he lives like a beggar.

    Він багатий, але живе як жебрак.

    ruОн богат, но живет как нищий.

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  3. Tom gave the beggar some food and money.

    Том дав жебраку трохи їжі та гроші.

    ruТом дал попрошайке еды и денег.

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  4. Tom gave the beggar both food and money.

    Том дав жебраку як їжу, так і гроші.

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  5. I gave the beggar all the money I had.

    Я віддав жербакові всі гроші, які у мене були.

    ruЯ отдал нищему все деньги, какие у меня были.

    deIch gab dem Bettler alles Geld, das ich hatte.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person who begs:
person suffering poverty:
Русский
By meaning 2
person who begs:
person suffering poverty:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who begs:

Origin

From Middle English beggere, beggare, beggar (“beggar”), from Middle English beggen (“to b

From Middle English beggere, beggare, beggar (“beggar”), from Middle English beggen (“to beg”), equivalent to beg + -ar.

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