Definition for Panhandler:

• a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money

Synonyms for Panhandler:

• n.

  •
  • request.
  •beggar (noun)
  • vagrant,
  • bum.
  •idler (noun)
  • lazybones,
  • sloucher,
  • freeloader,
  • mooch,
  • slowpoke,
  • clock watcher,
  • good-for-nothing,
  • dawdler,
  • slouch,
  • lounge lizard,
  • sponger,
  • loafer,
  • wastrel,
  • dilly-dallyer,
  • ne'er-do-well,
  • loiterer,
  • layabout,
  • lingerer,
  • mope,
  • slacker,
  • goof-off,
  • moocher,
  • drone,
  • idler,
  • goldbrick,
  • couch potato.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • cadger.
  •
  • bummer.
  •Other relevant words:
  • sundowner,
  • Alms-man,
  • handler,
  • spiv,
  • sannyasi,
  • suppliant,
  • Muckworm,
  • caitiff,
  • Gossoon,
  • Gripper,
  • Bezonian,
  • steerer,
  • runner,
  • leisure class,
  • supplicant,
  • tatterdemalion,
  • fakir,
  • Mendiant,
  • scrub,
  • solicitor,
  • pauper,
  • unemployed,
  • leech,
  • mendicant order,
  • parasite,
  • sturdy beggar,
  • lumpen proletariat,
  • Schnorrer,
  • ragamuffin,
  • gaberlunzie,
  • jade,
  • vagabond,
  • Mumper,
  • friar,
  • chiffonnier,
  • begger,
  • Raff,
  • mudlark,
  • touter,
  • beggars,
  • nonworker,
  • tout,
  • pariah.

Hyponym for Panhandler:

• n.

  • person
    mendicant, beggar.