sturdy beggar

noun

A person who was fit and able to work, but lived as a beggar or vagrant instead.

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Meanings

nounsturdy beggar (plural sturdy beggars)

plural sturdy beggars

  1. UKhistoricalA person who was fit and able to work, but lived as a beggar or vagrant instead.

    Synonyms: truant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who was fit and able to work, but lived as a beggar or vagrant instead.

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truant
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APA

sturdy beggar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sturdy%20beggar

MLA

“sturdy beggar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sturdy%20beggar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sturdy beggar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sturdy%20beggar.

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