indigente — meaning in English

English meaning

• beggar noun A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
• destitute adjective Completely without money or the basic means to live; extremely poor.
• indigent adj Very poor; lacking the basic resources needed to live.
• pauper noun A person who is very poor, especially one relying on charity or public assistance.

Senses

indigente is used for these senses in English:

• beggar A person suffering from extreme poverty.
• destitute (followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid.
• indigent Poor; destitute; in need.
• indigent A person in need, or in poverty.
• pauper One who is extremely poor.
• poverty-stricken Very poor.

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.

destitute — full definition

1. adjective Completely without money or the basic means to live; extremely poor.
2. adjective Entirely lacking something needed or expected.

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