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Mendicant in English:

1. beggar beggar


Once a beggar, always a beggar.
A freezing beggar was brought into the hospital for treatment. However, he didn't have even one cent with which to settle the bill.
A female beggar was begging with five or six children following along.
Last thing I want is some old beggar blocking the door, smelling of cabbage.
The beggar accosted me for money.
The beggar rattled a few meager coins in his tin can.
The beggar was dizzy with hunger and fatigue.
The number of beggars and homeless people has increased dramatically.
the beggars on the streets
A beggar is a poor person who lives by asking other people for money or food.
India had many beggars and in Sri Lanka had very few beggars there.
The man became a beggar after being robbed by his own children.
He warned that lifting copyright restrictions could beggar the industry. [VERB noun]
Not all people with higher education are succesful, some become beggars
When a man becomes poor, the beggar in him will come out.