Yanni was a panhandler.
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Panhandler
Synonyms for "panhandler" (28 found)
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Translations
22 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 乞兒 /乞儿 noun (one who panhandles)
Dutch
4 entries- bedelaar noun (one who panhandles)
- bedelaarster noun (one who panhandles)
- bedelares noun (one who panhandles)
- landloper noun (bum)
Finnish
3 entries- kerjäläinen noun (one who panhandles)
- pummi noun (one who panhandles)
- pummi noun (bum)
Galician
2 entries- esmoleira noun (one who panhandles)
- esmoleiro noun (one who panhandles)
German
2 entries- Bettler noun (one who panhandles)
- Bettlerin noun (one who panhandles)
Hungarian
1 entries- koldus noun (one who panhandles)
Korean
2 entries- 거지 noun (one who panhandles)
- 거지 noun (bum)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- betler noun (one who panhandles)
- betlerske noun (one who panhandles)
Portuguese
1 entries- pedinte noun (one who panhandles)
Russian
1 entries- попрошайка noun (one who panhandles)
Ukrainian
2 entries- жебра́к noun (one who panhandles)
- жебра́чка noun (one who panhandles)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Yanni gave some change to a panhandler.
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Only when there's a country where a poor panhandler can become head of state can we say there's a true democracy.
Source: tatoeba (12236919)
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.
Source: tatoeba (12238058)
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