gueux — meaning in English

English meaning

• beggar noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
• rascal noun A dishonest or badly behaved person, especially in a way that can seem mischievous rather than truly dangerous.

Senses

gueux is used for these senses in English:

• beggar A person who begs.
• rascal (archaic) Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.

beggar — full definition

1. noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
2. verb To reduce someone to poverty, or to go far beyond what words or resources can describe or provide.

rascal — full definition

1. noun A dishonest or badly behaved person, especially in a way that can seem mischievous rather than truly dangerous.
2. noun A playful, mischievous child or animal.

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