beggar
beg·gar (bĕgʹər)n. 1. One who solicits alms for a living. 2. An impoverished person; a pauper. 3. Informal. A man or a boy.tr.v. beg·gared, beg·gar·ing, beg·gars 1. To make a beggar of; impoverish. 2. To exceed the limits, resources, or capabilities of: beauty that beggars description. [Middle English, from Old French begart, ultimately from Middle Dutch beggaert, one who rattles off prayers.]
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