'panhandler' definitions:
Definition of 'panhandler'
(from WordNet)
noun
A beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
Definition of 'panhandler'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'panhandler'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- rentiers,
- schnorrer,
- scrounger,
- spiv,
- sponger,
- the unemployable,
- the unemployed,
- tramp