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Meaning of mendicant
A person who asks for or depends on others for financial support or charity.
Etymology of mendicant
The word "mendicant" originates from the Latin "mendicus," meaning beggar, and the suffix "-ant," which forms an agent noun, indicating a person who performs a specific action.
Historically, the term referred to members of certain Christian orders, such as the Franciscans and Dominicans, who were allowed to beg for food and other necessities.
Synonyms
beggar
vagrant
vagabond
panhandler
solicitor
petitioner
supplicant
almsman
friar
monk
nun
pauper
indigent
destitute
homeless
impoverished
needy
penniless
poor
impoverished
down-and-out
outcast
wanderer
itinerant
drifter
roamer
nomad
migrant
transient
homeless person
street person
bum
hobo
tramp
sponger
scavenger
mendicant monk
mendicant nun
Definitions
- A person, especially a friar or a monk, who lives by begging
- * A person who asks for or depends on others for financial support or charity
Usage Examples
- The mendicant monk walked the streets, asking for alms to support his order.
- * As a mendicant, she relied on the charity of strangers to survive.
Antonyms
philanthropist
benefactor
patron
donor
sponsor
supporter
giver
contributor
altruist
humanitarian
charitable person
generous person
wealthy person
affluent person
prosperous person
successful person
self-sufficient person
independent person
thrifty person
frugal person
prudent person
saver
investor