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Liar vs Mendicant - What's the difference?

liar | mendicant |

As nouns the difference between liar and mendicant

is that liar is one who tells lies while mendicant is a pauper who lives by begging.

As an adjective mendicant is

depending on alms for a living.

liar

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who tells lies.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=15 citation , passage=She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar .’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough!

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    mendicant

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Depending on alms for a living.
  • Of or pertaining to a beggar.
  • Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pauper who lives by begging.
  • A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

    • Related terms

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