1. People who beg or ask for money, food, or other assistance, especially in a persistent or annoying way.
Usage: informal; chiefly British; often derogatory
2. Actors or performers, especially those in traveling theater companies or street performances.
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• The mumpers gathered outside the train station asking for spare change.
• She complained about the mumpers who kept knocking on her door.
• In medieval times, mumpers traveled from town to town performing plays.
• The street was crowded with mumpers hoping for donations.
• He dismissed them as mere mumpers looking for an easy handout.