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pauper vs beggar

beggar vs pauper

pauper and beggar both are nouns.

pauper is not a verb while beggar is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pauper Yes No No No
beggar Yes No Yes No
As nouns, beggar is a hyponym of pauper; that is, beggar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pauper:
  • pauper: a person who is very poor
  • beggar: a pauper who lives by begging
Other hyponyms of pauper include mendicant, derelict, starveling.
pauper (noun) beggar (noun)
a person who is very poor a pauper who lives by begging
pauper (verb) beggar (verb)
reduce to beggary
be beyond the resources of
Difference between pauper and beggar

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