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попроша́йка — meaning in English

poproshayka

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English meaning

  • beggar noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
  • bum noun British informal term for the buttocks.
  • mendicant noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
  • moocher noun A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
  • panhandler noun One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.

Senses

попроша́йка is used for these senses in English:

  • beggar A person who begs.
  • mendicant A pauper who lives by begging.
  • moocher (mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
  • 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.
  • scrounger One who scrounges.

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.

bum — full definition

  1. noun British informal term for the buttocks.
  2. noun A homeless person, or a lazy, useless person (dated, often offensive).
  3. verb To ask for or obtain something for free, especially informally.
  4. adj Of poor quality, unfair, or disappointing.

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