1. a person who asks for money or food from others, especially on the street

1. to make someone or something very poor
2. to be beyond the ability of something to explain or describe
Usage: often used in phrases like ‘beggar belief’ or ‘beggar description’

Examples

• The old beggar sat on the corner asking for spare change.
• She gave a dollar to the beggar outside the grocery store.
• The war beggared the once-wealthy nation.
• Years of poor decisions beggared his family’s fortune.
• The beauty of the sunset beggars description.
• His reckless behavior beggars belief.
• The complexity of the problem beggars simple solutions.