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panhandler — ☆ panhandler [pan′hand΄lər ] n. 〚 PAN1 + HANDLER〛 Informal a beggar, esp. one who begs on the streets * * * See panhandle1. * * * ➡ … Universalium
panhandler — ☆ panhandler [pan′hand΄lər ] n. [ PAN1 + HANDLER] Informal a beggar, esp. one who begs on the streets … English World dictionary
panhandler — [[t]pæ̱nhændlə(r)[/t]] panhandlers N COUNT A panhandler is a person who stops people in the street and asks them for food or money. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] (in BRIT, usually use beggar) … English dictionary
panhandler — panhandle pan han dle (p[a^]n h[a^]n d l), v. i. To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg. {pan hand ler} (p[a^]n h[a^]nd l[ e]r), n. {pan hand ling} (p[a^]n h[a^]nd l[i^]ng), n. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
panhandler — noun see panhandle II … New Collegiate Dictionary
panhandler — noun /ˈpæn.hænd.lə(ɹ)/ a) One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change. b) A bum … Wiktionary
panhandler — Synonyms and related words: beggar, bum, bummer, cadger, coupon clippers, drone, freeloader, hobo, idle rich, leisure class, loafer, lounge lizard, lumpen proletariat, mendicant, mendicant friar, mendicant order, moocher, nonworker, parasite,… … Moby Thesaurus
panhandler — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vagrant, bum, mendicant; see beggar 1 , tramp 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. One who begs habitually or for a living: almsman, almswoman, beggar, cadger, mendicant. Slang: bummer, moocher. See REQUEST … English dictionary for students
panhandler — pænhændlÉ™(r) n. beggar, one who seeks charity, one who asks for handouts … English contemporary dictionary
panhandler — a beggar From the receptacle he thrusts at you and not necessarily a resident of western Florida: I saw some [refugees] the next day panhandlers holding politely worded signs. (Theroux, 1995) Many panhandlers are importunate and some … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
