Definition of "beggar" []

• One who solicits alms for a living. (noun)
• An impoverished person; a pauper. (noun)
• Informal A man or a boy. (noun)
• To make a beggar of; impoverish. (verb-transitive)
• To exceed the limits, resources, or capabilities of: beauty that beggars description. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Scott, while I agree that fixing the underlying problem that produces the beggar is a noble idea, please consider two things:"
• "What does it mean when the beggar is more powerful than the one that extends the coin?"
• "A beggar is a man who is forced, by fate, to remind us of Christ; he is Christ's brother; he is the bell of the Lord, and rings in life for the purpose of awakening our conscience, of stirring up the satiety of man's flesh."