The difference between Beggar and Vagabond
When used as nouns, beggar means a person who begs, whereas vagabond means a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
When used as verbs, beggar means to make a beggar of someone, whereas vagabond means to roam, as a vagabond.
Vagabond is also adjective with the meaning: floating about without any certain direction.
check bellow for the other definitions of Beggar and Vagabond
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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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Vagabond as a noun:
A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
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Vagabond as a noun:
One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a hobo.
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Vagabond as a verb:
To roam, as a vagabond
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Vagabond as an adjective:
Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.