beggere
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either borrowed from Old French begart (from Middle Dutch beggaert) or formed anew from beggen + -er.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
beggere (plural beggeres)
- A beggar (one who begs for alms)
- A poor person; one living in poverty.
- A mendicant; a friar reliant on alms.
- A villain; a despicable person.
- (rare) A petitioner; a supplicator.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “begger(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English terms suffixed with -er
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