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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pan-han-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpænˌhæn dl



Définition of panhandler

Origin :
  • "one who begs," 1893, from panhandle (n.) in begging sense. Related: Panhandled; panhandler; panhandling.
  • noun beggar
Example sentences :
  • Nothing, however, seemed further from the panhandler's thoughts than flight.
  • Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • Obedient to the young woman's request, the panhandler waited.
  • Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • The kind of walk you adopt when you want to pretend you can't see a panhandler, or don't want to get involved in a street-fight.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • You're nose gets as red as a rear light on an automobile or the beak of a Park Row panhandler.
  • Extract from : « Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie » by Barney Stone
  • I might a-knowed you was some new kind of a panhandler when you come a-snortin' in my ear that-a-way.
  • Extract from : « The Life of the Party » by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
  • It struck her, too, that despite his panhandler's manner this man was yet in a fashion different.
  • Extract from : « Destiny » by Charles Neville Buck

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