noun
Refers to a person who begs for money or goods; somewhat old-fashioned or literary in modern usage.
昔、町には物もらいがよく立っていた。
In the old days, beggars often stood in the streets.
Colloquial term for a sty on the eyelid; the medical term is 麦粒腫 (ばくりゅうしゅ).
See also: 麦粒腫
目が痛いと思ったら、ものもらいができていた。
When I thought my eye hurt, I found I had a sty.
Compound of 物 (もの, 'thing') + もらい (continuative form of もらう, 'to receive'), literally 'thing-receiver'. The 'sty' sense is said to come from the old folk belief that a sty could be cured by receiving something from another person.