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mendicant

noun
/ˈmɛndɪkənt/

Meaning

a beggar; a person who lives by asking for alms

Example Sentences

The mendicant asked for food at the monastery gate.

Synonyms

beggar, pauper, panhandler, supplicant

Antonyms

donor, benefactor

Collocations

mendicant friar, mendicant order, poor mendicant, wandering mendicant

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