mendicant
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(satellite adjective) practicing beggary; "mendicant friars" |
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| 2. |
(noun) a pauper who lives by begging |
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Synonyms: beggar |
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Related Words: Lazarus, beggarman, beggarwoman, cadger, moocher, panhandler, pauper, poor man, scrounger, sponger |
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(noun) a male religious of an order of mendicant preachers of the gospel |
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Synonyms: friar |
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Related Words: Black Friar, Blackfriar, Carmelite, Dominican, Franciscan, Gray Friar, White Friar, religious |
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