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| beggarly |
extremely poor or unkempt; like a beggar. [1/2 definitions] |
| beggary |
the state of being a beggar; extreme poverty. [1/3 definitions] |
| cant1 |
singsong, monotonous speech, esp. the repeating of ritualized phrases, as by a beggar. [1/6 definitions] |
| fakir |
a wandering beggar of the Muslim or Hindu religion, esp. one who performs remarkable feats such as lying on a bed of nails. |
| Lazarus |
according to the New Testament, the diseased beggar whose reward is heaven in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. [1/2 definitions] |
| mendicancy |
the condition of being a beggar. [1/2 definitions] |
| mendicant |
one who lives by soliciting charity; beggar. [1/4 definitions] |
| vagrant |
in law, a person who has no obvious means of support and is therefore viewed as a public nuisance; beggar. [1/5 definitions] |
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