mendicant

adj.
Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.

n.

1. A beggar.
2. A member of an order of friars forbidden to own property in common, who work or beg for their living.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mendīcāns, mendīcant-, present participle of mendīcāre, to beg, from mendīcus, needy, beggar, from mendum, physical defect.]

mendicancy men'di·can·cy or men·dic'i·ty (-dĭs'ĭ-tē) n.

noun

One who begs habitually or for a living: almsman, almswoman, beggar, cadger. Informal panhandler. Slang bummer, moocher. See request.

IN BRIEF: A beggar.

It seemed that there was a mendicant on every corner during the holidays.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tiggende, tigger-
n. - tigger, tiggermunk

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedelaar, (bedel)monnik, bedelend

Français (French)
adj. - mendiant (sout)
n. - mendiant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bettler, Bettelmönch
adj. - bettelnd

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επαίτης, ζητιάνος

Italiano (Italian)
mendicante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mendigo (m)

Русский (Russian)
нищий, монах нищенствующего ордена

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mendicante, mendigo
n. - mendicante, mendigo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tiggare, tiggarmunk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
行乞的, 化缘的, 托钵的, 乞丐, 托钵僧, 乞讨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 行乞的, 化緣的, 托缽的
n. - 乞丐, 托缽僧, 乞討

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 탁발의, 나쁜
n. - 동냥하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 施しで暮らす, 托鉢をする, 物乞いをする
n. - こじき, 托鉢僧, 物乞い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المتسول, الشحاذ, الراهب المستجدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקבץ נדבות, חי מנדבות (נזיר)‬
n. - ‮קבצן, נזיר מקבץ נדבות‬

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