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beggar vs pauper

pauper vs beggar

beggar and pauper both are nouns.

beggar is a verb but pauper is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
beggar Yes No Yes No
pauper Yes No No No
As nouns, pauper is a hypernym of beggar; that is, pauper is a word with a broader meaning than beggar:
  • beggar: a pauper who lives by begging
  • pauper: a person who is very poor
beggar (noun) pauper (noun)
a pauper who lives by begging a person who is very poor
beggar (verb) pauper (verb)
reduce to beggary
be beyond the resources of
Difference between beggar and pauper

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