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
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Beggar as a noun:
A person who begs.
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Beggar as a noun:
A person suffering from extreme poverty.
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Beggar as a noun (colloquial, sometimes, affectionate):
A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
Examples:
"What does that silly beggar think he's doing?"
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Beggar as a verb (transitive):
To make a beggar of someone; impoverish.
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Beggar as a verb (transitive):
To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.
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Mendicant as an adjective:
Depending on alms for a living.
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Mendicant as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to a beggar.
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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.
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Mendicant as a noun:
A pauper who lives by begging.
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Mendicant as a noun:
A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.