Panhandler

Yanni was a panhandler.

Yanni gave some change to a panhandler.

Only when there's a country where a poor panhandler can become head of state can we say there's a true democracy.

The holiday season that begins Thursday with Thanksgiving Day feasts in many American homes is often the only time of year that people pay much attention to the homeless and hungry. We buy someone a meal, slip a panhandler a buck or two, or spend a day volunteering at a soup kitchen. But a new newspaper in Washington, D.C., aims to put a human face on homelessness year-round, not just during the frigid months ahead.

Tom became a panhandler.