English Explanatory Dictionary

couple-beggar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who, for a fee, performs an unauthorised wedding service, especially for poor people (originally beggars).

Word forms

couple-beggar couple-beggars

Etymology

Originally a verb-noun compound, "one who couples beggars"; later extended to cases where the spouses were not destitute.

Synonyms

buckle-beggar
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