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beggar

nounmasculine/mẽˈdiɣu/medium

men·di·go

Definition

A person who lives by asking for money or food in the streets.
The beggar asked for a coin at the church door.
There are more and more beggars sleeping in the stations.
Common collocations
street beggarbeggar's life

Etymology

Do latim 'mendīcus' ('pobre, indigente').

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