panhandler

English

Etymology

Obscure. Speculative. Panhandling always seems to involve a container for receiving loose change, so perhaps the term refers to a small handled pan, or to the container as the pan and the arm(s) holding it as the handle.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæn.hænd.lə(ɹ)/

Noun

panhandler (plural panhandlers)

One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change.
A bum.

Translations

one who panhandles

Dutch: bedelaar (nl) m, bedelaarster (nl) f, bedelares (nl) f
Finnish: kerjäläinen (fi), pummi (fi)
German: Bettler (de) m, Bettlerin (de) f

Hungarian: koldus (hu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: betler (no) m, betlerske m or f

bum

Dutch: landloper (nl) m, zwerver (nl) m

Finnish: pummi (fi)

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