Thesaurus:beggar

Thesaurus:beggar

THESAURUS

beggar

English

Synonyms

• almsman(obsolete)

• almswoman(obsolete)

• beggar

• cadger

• caird

• clochard

• Lazarus

• mendicant

• mumper (obsolete, UK)

• panhandler

• schnorrer

• spanger

• truant    [WS]

Hyponyms

• Abraham man (archaic, UK, slang)

• autem mort (archaic, UK, cant)

• Bedlam beggar (archaic, UK, slang)

• cyberbeggar

• God's minstrel (archaic, UK, slang)

• palliard (archaic)

• Poor Tom (archaic, UK, slang)

• Tom of Bedlam (archaic, UK, slang)

• Tom of Bedlam's man (archaic, UK, slang)

• walleteer (archaic)

Hypernyms

• person    [WS]

Various

• set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil

See also

• Thesaurus:vagabond (homeless person)
• Thesaurus:pauper (poor person)
• Thesaurus:scrounger (one who lives off others)

Further reading

• “767. petitioner” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “804. poverty” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “beggar” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• Some synonyms at Google Ngram Viewer