How many syllables in beggar?

There are 2 syllables in the word beggar.

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Divide beggar into syllables:

beg · gar

How to pronounce beggar:

Definition of beggar:

beggar (noun):: a person who lives by begging; a pauper who lives by begging.; a person who lives by asking for gifts; one that begs (see beg entry 1 sense 1)

Synonyms for beggar:

bag lady

bankrupt

beggarman

beggarwoman

bum

cadger

dependent

derelict

derro

dosser

down-and-out

drifter

hobo

mendicant

miserable

mooch

panhandler

parasite

pauper

sannyasi

sannyasin

sanyasi

scrounger

sponge

starveling

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Antonyms for beggar:

inhabitant

resident

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