Synonyms of beggar
120 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for beggar is poor. Other synonyms of beggar are Lazarus, panhandler, indigent, schnorrer and lack-all. The opposite of beggar is tycoon.
Synonyms and similar words for beggar
nounA person who begs.
- mendicant
- panhandlerOne who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging...
- schnorrerBeggar.
- spangerBeggar, one who uses the phrase “spare change?”.
- truantSynonym of sturdy beggar (“a person who was fit and able to work, but lived as a beggar or vagrant instead”); hence, a...
nounA person suffering from extreme poverty.
- palliardA beggar or vagrant, especially a professional one; (earlier especially) a lecher.
- pauper
- vagabond
- bankrupt
- indigentA person in need, or in poverty.
- insolventOne who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.
- have not
- lack-allOne who has nothing; a destitute person.
- LazarusA poor person, a beggar.
- penny-fatherA miser or penurious person who husbands each penny.
- poorA poor person.
nounA mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
- hellraiserA person who engages in wild, wanton behavior: one who raises hell.
- rascal
- scapegraceA wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
- agitatorOne who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
- bad boy
- bad news
- bear
- bhoy
- blackguardAn unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
- booger
- boot boy
- bovver boyA hooligan who creates bother (trouble), specifically a member of a skinhead gang.
- brat
- brawler
- buffoon
- bugger
- bully
- charva dialectal
- cutup
- devil
- elf
- enfant terrible
- firebrand
- gadfly
- hell-raiser
- hood
- hoodlumA rough or violent youth.
- hool slang
- hoolie slang
- hooliganA young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- hothead
- imp
- inciterOne who incites.
- initiator
- instigatorA person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
- joker
- jokester
- knaveA tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
- loutA troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- makebate
- minx
- mischiefA cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.
- mischief-makerA person who makes mischief.
- miscreant
- ne'er-do-well
- pixie
- pot stirrerOne who causes unrest; one who stirs the pot.
- practical jokerSomeone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.
- pranksterOne who performs pranks.
- puck
- punkA petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
- rabble rouserSomeone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
- rapscallionA rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
- rogueA scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
- rowdy
- ruffianA scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
- scampA rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
- scoundrelA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
- shit disturber
- shitmongerA person who peddles worthless, overblown, or harmful ideas or gossip.
- shit-stirrerOne who enjoys creating trouble for others by provoking controversy, for example by revealing facts that others would...
- tearawayAn impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
- thug
- toughA person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
- troublemaker
- undesirableAn undesirable person.
- vandal
- wag
- wrangler
- yob UK
- yobbo UKA yob.
- antimodelSomebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
- bad guyA villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.
- baddie
- bastard
- bounder
- cad
- evildoerA person who performs evil acts.
- heavy informal
- scabA mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
- scum
- scumbag
- varlet
- villain
- breedbate obsoleteSomeone who causes quarrels; a quarreler.
- jackanapes dated(A proper name for) a person thought to behave like an ape or monkey, for example, in being impudent, mischievous...
- kindle-coal obsoleteA troublemaker.
- kindle-fire obsoleteSomething, such as a person or event, that initiates events or incites a response.
- rakeshame obsoleteAn objectionable person.
- rantipole obsoleteA rude, unruly young person.
- roly-poly obsoleteA mischievous or worthless person; a scoundrel, a rascal.
- titivil obsoleteA mischievous gossip or a troublemaker.
- wagpastie obsoleteA rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.
- cockatrice archaicAn evil, deceitful, or destructive person.
- coistril obsolete
- fustilarian obsoleteA low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel.
- harlot obsoleteA churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.
- lidderon archaic, dialectalOne who is lazy, idle, or bad; rascal; scoundrel; a weakling.
- makeshift obsolete
- niding archaic
- nithing archaicA wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully.
Opposite of beggar
nounThe last placer in Tycoon.
- tycoonThe first placer of Tycoon.
Meaning of beggar
- noun A person who begs.
- noun A person suffering from extreme poverty.
- noun A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
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