mendicant

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Depending on alms for a living.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a beggar.
3. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.

Noun

1. A pauper who lives by begging.
2. A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

Synonyms

beggar

pauper

panhandler

friar

cadger

almsman

beggarman

dervish

mumper

alms-seeking

spanger

foreigner

indigent

prog

suppliant

vagabond

Translations

mendiant

Bettler

mendigo

mendicante

bedelaar

mendicante

mendigo

accattone

pedinte

Bettelmönch

pordiosero

accattapane

Bettlerin

mendicant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/

Etymology

Cognate with French: mendiant

In summary

From Middle English mendicant, from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcō (“beg”). Compare French mendiant.