panhandler

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die Fremde auf der Straße um Geld oder Essen bittet; oft abwertend für einen Bettler.

A noun referring to a person who asks strangers for money or food, typically on the street.

1. Street beggarB2informalamerican

   A person who asks strangers for money, typically in public places.

   Bettler

   • A panhandler approached him near the subway entrance.
   • The city passed a law to regulate panhandlers in busy areas.
   • She gave some change to the panhandler sitting on the sidewalk.

   Synonymebeggarbumcadgermendicantmoocher