beggarwoman

English

Etymology

beggar +‎ woman

Noun

beggarwoman (plural beggarwomen)

1. A female beggar.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 112:

     "Have you seen any horse and sledge on the road?" he said to the beggar-woman.