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单词 panhandlers
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panhandle

1 of 2

noun

pan·​han·​dle ˈpan-ˌhan-dᵊl How to pronounce panhandle (audio)
: a narrow projection of a larger territory (such as a state)
the Oklahoma Panhandle

panhandle

2 of 2

verb

panhandled; panhandling ˈpan-ˌhan(d)-liŋ How to pronounce panhandle (audio)
-ˌhan-dᵊl-iŋ

intransitive verb

: to stop people on the street and ask for food or money : beg

transitive verb

1
: to accost on the street and beg from
2
: to get by panhandling
panhandler
ˈpan-ˌhan(d)-lər How to pronounce panhandle (audio)
-ˌhan-dᵊl-ər
noun

Example Sentences

Noun The Texas Panhandle is the northernmost part of the state. Verb He panhandled for his bus fare. There is a law against panhandling in the subway.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Sunshine State is uniquely vulnerable as Florida’s peninsula and its panhandle are positioned adjacent to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, while its east coast is open to the Atlantic. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Triumph Gulf Coast works with economic development officials in eight counties along the Florida panhandle to identify public projects that will attract private companies offering jobs. Anita Lee, ProPublica, 24 June 2022 Hyder, a community located in Alaska’s panhandle, is forecast to see four consecutive days with a high temperature above 90 degrees. Nathaniel Herz, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 Several wet weather systems are still moving across Canada and the Pacific Northwest, bringing a showery pattern over the Columbia River basin, Idaho panhandle and the southern Oregon coast. oregonlive, 13 June 2022 Over the years, the Idaho panhandle has been home to white supremacist groups and people ready to take up arms against the U.S. government. New York Times, 15 May 2022 Landfall could be later Monday evening, somewhere between the Florida panhandle and Alabama/Mississippi coastline. Brittany Borer, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2021 Rowena Fontanilla works at Park Animal Hospital in San Francisco, right on the panhandle of Golden Gate Park near Haight-Ashbury. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 The eastern panhandle of West Virginia is among wood turtles' last strongholds, Walde says. Sadie Dingfelder, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022
Verb
The interaction proved to be inspirational for all participants, who afterward set up their boxes and started to panhandle on the corners. John Benson, cleveland, 21 Feb. 2022 Keith Smith implored city leaders to protect other families from the men and women who panhandle for money on the streets of Baltimore. Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 2 Dec. 2021 Krivonishchenko was briefly detained by police for playing his mandolin and pretending to panhandle in the train station. Douglas Preston, The New Yorker, 10 May 2021 The department has also spent nearly $8,000 on the city's Keys to Work program, which taps people experiencing homelessness or those who panhandle to clean up litter, to clean up around NCAA locations. Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2021 City outreach workers found most people who panhandle are experiencing homelessness. Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2021 Council member Casey Thomas said the city has to find different solutions to address why people panhandle. Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2021 Montgomery has agreed to halt its practice of arresting or ticketing people who panhandle. Connor Sheets | Csheets@al.com, al, 24 Nov. 2020 People will not be allowed to panhandle within 50 feet of a business or public monument, and e-cigarette and tobacco stores will have to pay greater fines for selling to underage customers starting July 1. Anne Snabes, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

back-formation from panhandler, probably from panhandle, noun; from the extended forearm

First Known Use

Noun

1846, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1890, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

panhandlers

noun

plural of panhandler
as in beggars
a person who lives by public begging a panhandler asking for money to buy food

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tramps
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  • spongers
  • dependents
  • leeches
  • sponges
  • cadgers
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  • bludgers
  • hangers-on
  • ne'er-do-wells
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