panhandler
noun[C]
USinformaluk/ˈpænˌhænd.lər/us/ˈpænˌhænd.lɚ/someone whoaskspeoplepassingby formoney:
Tourists have beenwarnednot to give these panhandlerssparechange.
Everydayshepassesstreetcornerswhere panhandlersbeg.
See
panhandle
- The newlawhasdrivenout mostaggressivepanhandlers.
- Thegovernmentisconcernedoverincreasingnumbersofyoungpanhandlers.
- They haveadvisedcitizensnot to givecashto panhandlers.