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A person suffering from extreme poverty.

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Written bagger se.Wor.1 Som. Dev.

Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

A person suffering from extreme poverty.

What does that silly beggar think he's doing?
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  • “Yeah that’s right, slobber all over my GARBAGE JUICED beggar soles like it’s a cock sissy boy~ #findom #2dfd #sissy”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Galley Beggar Press has acquired Mother by Henry Sutton, with co-directors Sam Jordison and Eloise Millar acquiring world rights from Caroline Wood at Felicity Bryan Associates 👇 #BookSky”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “But mom I was yelling at me, that Allah wants to help me, he sends me opportunity but I refuse. I have applied to 1000s of jobs with no result, but if if I fail to apply to one job, kutta molvi is always barking at me that I don't want to work. I just want to be a beggar.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I feel like a victorian beggar boy right now asking all of my friends to write/draw/rp AngelNiss. Please sir, may I have some more incest? 🥺”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

A person who begs.

Odysseus has returned to his home disguised as a beggar.
Origin: From , beggare, beggar, from , equivalent to . Alternative etymology derives Middle English beggere, beggare, beggar from , originally a member of the Beghards, a lay brotherhood of mendicants in the Low Countries, from , with pejorative suffix (see -ard); the order is said to be named after the priest Lambert le Bègue of Liège (French for “Lambert the Stammerer”). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Inquiring Photographer: “Why are you a beggar?” April 27,1935 by CryptographerKey2847”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"Curious statue in St Finbarr's" #cork #city #sculpture #beggar #fotos #photooftheday #photography #corner #rinconcito #walkingaround #shotoniphone #shotoniphone12mini”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(colloquial, sometimes, affectionate) A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.

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