beggere

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === beggar, beggare, beggarr, begger === Etymology === Either borrowed from Old French begart (from Middle Dutch beggaert) or formed anew from beggen +‎ -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛɡər(ə)/ === Noun === beggere (plural beggeres) A beggar (one who begs for alms) A poor person; one living in poverty. A mendicant; a friar reliant on alms. A villain; a despicable person. (rare) A petitioner; a supplicator. ==== Descendants ==== English: beggar Scots: beggar ==== References ==== “begger(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.