bedelman

Definitions of bedelman
  1. noun
    a pauper who lives by begging
    synonyms: bedelaar, bedelbroeder, bedelmonnik, mendicant
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    types:
    bedelzak, bietser, klaploper, parasiet, sponsenduiker, sponzenduiker, steuntrekker, tafelschuimer, uitkeringstrekker, uitvreter
    someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
    bedelaar
    a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
  2. noun
    a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
    synonyms: bedelaar
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    type of:
    bedelaar, bedelbroeder, bedelmonnik, mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
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