Tag: Mendicant

• Noun: Mendicant
  1. someone (such as a member of a religious group) who lives by asking people for money or food

• Synonyms:
  1. beggar
  2. monk
  3. panhandler
  4. pauper
  5. vagabound

• Usage:

‘”This mendicant insists upon speaking to you, and pretends that you will be very glad to see him.”’

• Encountered:

Reading The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

To see more Words of the Day, visit this link: Words of the Day