Bettler — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beggar noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
- mendicant noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
- panhandler noun A person who begs for money on the street, usually holding out a cup or hand.
Senses
Bettler is used for these senses in English:
- beggar A person who begs.
- mendicant A pauper who lives by begging.
- panhandler One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.
- shnorrer One who shnors.
beggar — full definition
- noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
- verb To reduce someone to poverty, or to go far beyond what words or resources can describe or provide.
mendicant — full definition
- noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
- noun A person who lives by begging.
- adjective Living on alms, or given to begging.
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