[beg-er] 
| 1. | a person who begs alms or lives by begging. |
| 2. | a penniless person. |
| 3. | a wretched fellow; rogue: the surly beggar who collects the rents. |
| 4. | a child or youngster (usually prec. by little): a sudden urge to hug the little beggar. |
| 5. | to reduce to utter poverty; impoverish: The family had been beggared by the war. |
| 6. | to cause one's resources of or ability for (description, comparison, etc.) to seem poor or inadequate: The costume beggars description. |
| beg·gar (běg'ər) n.
[Middle English, from Old French begart, ultimately from Middle Dutch beggaert, one who rattles off prayers.] |
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