CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE BEGGAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the synonym of the word"mendicant”?
A
Beggar
B
Advocate
C
Maid
D
None
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -down-and-out. guttersnipe. mendicant. pauper. suppliant.

Detailed explanation-2: -down-and-out. guttersnipe. indigent. mendicant. pauper.

Detailed explanation-3: -noun. a person who lives by begging; beggar. a member of any of several orders of friars that originally forbade ownership of property, subsisting mostly on alms.

Detailed explanation-4: -mendicant. noun. men·di·cant ˈmen-di-kənt. : one who lives by begging. : a member of a religious order originally owning neither personal nor community property and living mostly on charitable donations : friar.

Detailed explanation-5: -someone, especially a member of a religious group, who lives by asking people he or she does not know for money: She abandoned her job and her career, and lived as a homeless mendicant on the streets of Philadelphia.

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