scrounger vs beggar
beggar vs scroungerscrounger and beggar both are nouns.
scrounger is not a verb while beggar is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scrounger | Yes | No | No | No |
| beggar | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
beggar is a hypernym of
scrounger; that is, beggar is a
word with a broader meaning than scrounger:
- scrounger: someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
- beggar: a pauper who lives by begging
Other hypernyms of scrounger include
mendicant.
| scrounger (noun) | beggar (noun) |
|---|---|
| someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) | a pauper who lives by begging |
| scrounger (verb) | beggar (verb) |
|---|---|
| reduce to beggary | |
| be beyond the resources of |
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