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Mendicant is a noun that refers to a beggar.
The Latin verb mendicare (med duh CAR ay) refers to a ‘beggar.’ Our word of the day entered English in the Late Middle English period. Here’s an example of it in use:
Jeff spent many years on the street as a mendicant. Being a beggar has a way of putting your success into perspective.
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