The difference between Beggar and Mendicant

When used as nouns, beggar means a person who begs, whereas mendicant means a pauper who lives by begging.


Beggar is also verb with the meaning: to make a beggar of someone.

Mendicant is also adjective with the meaning: depending on alms for a living.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beggar and Mendicant

  1. Beggar as a noun:

    A person who begs.

  2. Beggar as a noun:

    A person suffering from extreme poverty.

  3. Beggar as a noun (colloquial, sometimes, affectionate):

    A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.

    Examples:

    "What does that silly beggar think he's doing?"

  1. Beggar as a verb (transitive):

    To make a beggar of someone; impoverish.

  2. Beggar as a verb (transitive):

    To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.

  1. Mendicant as an adjective:

    Depending on alms for a living.

  2. Mendicant as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a beggar.

  3. Mendicant as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.

  1. Mendicant as a noun:

    A pauper who lives by begging.

  2. Mendicant as a noun:

    A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.