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How to pronounce panhandler in English?

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Type Words
Type of beggar, mendicant
Derivation panhandle

Examples of panhandler

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Ever felt intimidated by a panhandler in downtown Salt Lake City or Sugar House?
From the sltrib.com
If you are in tennis, you are a cross between a panhandler and a visiting in-law.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That's $8.95 I would rather have given to a panhandler sitting outside a liquor store.
From the sacbee.com
She saw that the panhandler wore a cup on a string, and she dropped the coins inside.
From the nytimes.com
A little more than a week ago, Ted Williams was a homeless panhandler in Columbus, Ohio.
From the kentucky.com
A panhandler with more experience suggested I get a paper cup and wear dark sunglasses.
From the suntimes.com
She said nothing as he passed her seat, but never gave a penny to a panhandler after that.
From the sltrib.com
It's not often that a panhandler wears a spiffy suit, tie and Panama hat.
From the signonsandiego.com
A panhandler accepts money from a driver at the Interstate 95 exit at Broward Boulevard.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • A beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
  • Begging (or panhandling in the US) is to request a donation in a supplicating manner. Beggars are commonly found in public places such as street corners or public transport, where they request money, most commonly in the form of spare change. ...
  • One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change; A bum
  • One who stops people on the street to ask them for food or money