Definitions

1. noun

A person who begs for money or food, typically a street person or someone in a state of poverty.

“The beggar on the street corner held a cardboard sign that read ‘Please help me’.”

2. verb

To ask for help or money, typically in a humble or insistent manner.

“The musician begged for donations to fund her new album.”

3. verb

To ask or request something, especially in a pleading or persistent manner.

“She begged her parents to let her go to the party tonight.”