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beggar
1. n. A person who begs.
2. n. A person suffering from extreme poverty.
3. n. (colloquial, sometimes affectionate) A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
What does that silly beggar think he's doing?
4. v. To make a beggar of someone; impoverish.
5. v. To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.

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One must eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a beggar.  I gave the beggar what money I had.  "Don't be afraid of me, children. I'm just ugly, but not evil", said the beggar.  And even if you were the poorest beggar, if one friend remains you are rich. But who has won the highest king's throne and has no friend is a poor man.  I gave the beggar all the money I had on me.

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