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panhandle verb

  /ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/
  • (intransitive, US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a homeless or vagrant person.
 mendier, demander [[l']]aumône, faire la manche

panhandler noun

  /ˈpæn.hænd.lə(ɹ)/
  • One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.
 mendiant
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