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panhandler

[ US /ˈpænˌhændɫɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money

How To Use panhandler In A Sentence

  • Panhandlers always demanding money so they can sustain their lifestyles.
  • Bungalows would give way to mansions, mansions to burned-out lots, and at every gas station, panhandlers waited in search of change. American Girl
  • On Christmas eve there's a panhandler who happens to be an ex-convict panhandling from door to door.
  • The meters were installed in response to complaints from local merchants that were losing business because some panhandlers were becoming aggressive and belligerent, refusing to move from doorways and harassing shoppers.
  • Here we find the street stemmer, the stall operator, and the panhandler, who accept the resentment of the community in order to buttonhole it into buying or giving something. Behavior in Public Places
  • When Tom gave him the money, the panhandler was surprised and seemed grateful.
  • And-let me see-add something like this: In the event Ira Weatheral fails to qualify for inheritance, then all my worldly wealth of which I die possessed shall go to, uh, to-to found a home for indigent and superannuated pickpockets, prostitutes, panhandlers, piemen, priggers, and other unworthy poor starting with 'P'. Time Enough For Love
  • Academic research, journalism articles and everyday conversation often use the word "homeless, " "beggar" and "panhandler" to describe the same group.
  • ‘Without the aggressive panhandlers, drunk street people or drug use in our washrooms, our members are free to think about improving a menu, renovating a store or putting up new decorations,’ he says.
  • Recognizing a problem in the making, the Minneapolis police chief proposed requiring begging licenses that would facilitate the arrest of panhandlers.
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