Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A street beggar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
panhandles ; an urbanbeggar who typically stands on a street with anoutstretched container in hand, begging forloose change . - noun A
bum .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
Etymologies
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Examples
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Does anyone know where the term panhandler comes from?
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Does anyone know where the term panhandler comes from?
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This fellow has been around for a long time - a gringo "panhandler" - I was amazed the first time I saw him and tried to find out more about him but failed.
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This fellow has been around for a long time - a gringo "panhandler" - I was amazed the first time I saw him and tried to find out more about him but failed.
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This fellow has been around for a long time - a gringo "panhandler" - I was amazed the first time I saw him and tried to find out more about him but failed.
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This fellow has been around for a long time - a gringo "panhandler" - I was amazed the first time I saw him and tried to find out more about him but failed.
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This fellow has been around for a long time - a gringo "panhandler" - I was amazed the first time I saw him and tried to find out more about him but failed.
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This fellow has been around for a long time - a gringo "panhandler" - I was amazed the first time I saw him and tried to find out more about him but failed.
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This fellow has been around for a long time - a gringo "panhandler" - I was amazed the first time I saw him and tried to find out more about him but failed.
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This fellow has been around for a long time - a gringo "panhandler" - I was amazed the first time I saw him and tried to find out more about him but failed.
Prolagus commented on the word panhandler
One of my favorite stores in NYC, a kitchenware store, is called "Broadway Panhandler". Only today I looked up the word.
May 10, 2011