Begging (also panhandling or mendicancy) is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation. A person doing such is called a beggar, panhandler, or mendicant. Beggars may be found in public places such as transport routes, urban parks, and near busy markets. Besides money, they may also ask for food, drink, cigarettes or other small items.

Begging (also panhandling or mendicancy) is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation. A person doing such is called a beggar, panhandler, or mendicant. Beggars may be found in public places such as transport routes, urban parks, and near busy markets. Besides money, they may also ask for food, drink, cigarettes or other small items.

a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.

a person of a specified type, especially one to be envied or pitied

reduce (someone) to poverty

One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.

One who makes it his business to ask alms.

One who is dependent upon others for support; - a contemptuous or sarcastic use.

One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.

To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself.

To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.

a pauper who lives by begging

be beyond the resources of;

reduce to beggary