English-French translations for beggar

• mendiant
  Nous ne voulons plus être un État mendiant. We no longer want to be a beggar State.
  Les Sahraouis dépendent de l’aide, mais ils ne sont pas des mendiants. The Sahrawi people depend on aid but they are not beggars.
  En Europe, berceau de la culture, la culture est une mendiante. In Europe, the cradle of culture, culture is still a beggar.
• mendiante
  En Europe, berceau de la culture, la culture est une mendiante. In Europe, the cradle of culture, culture is still a beggar.
• gueux
• mendigot
• vagabond

Definition of beggar

• A person who begs
• A person suffering from extreme poverty
• A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel
• In the UK, a minced oath for bugger
• To make a beggar of someone; impoverish

Examples

• What does that silly beggar think hes doing?

Related words

• beggarly
• beggar-ticks
• beggary
• beggarticks
• beggaress
• beggartick
• beggar belief
• beggar's velvet
• beggars can't be choosers