beggar

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for beggar

beggar 🔊 /bɛˈgɚ/

beggar : යාචකයා

beggar : යදියා

beggar : කාලකණ්ණියා

beggar : පරපුටු

beggar : අනුකම්පා කළ යුත්තා

beggar : හිඟන්නා

beggar : සිඟන්නා

beggar definition

Noun.

  1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.
  2. One who makes it his business to ask alms.
  3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.
  4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.

Transitive verb.

  1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself.
  2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.