mendiga — meaning in English

English meaning

• beggar noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
• hobo noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.

Senses

mendiga is used for these senses in English:

• beggar A person who begs.
• hobo (North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.

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.

hobo — full definition

1. noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, historically often by illegally hopping freight trains.
2. noun A large, slouchy handbag.

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