different between homeless vs panhandler

English

Etymology

From Middle English *homles, *hamles, from Old English h?ml?as (“homeless”), equivalent to home +? -less. Cognate with Danish hjemløs (“homeless”), Swedish hemlös (“homeless”), Dutch heemloos. Compare also German heimatlos (“homeless”), Icelandic heimilislaus (“homeless”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ho?ml?s/, /?ho?ml?s/

Adjective

homeless (not comparable)

1. Lacking a permanent place of residence.

   Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.

Derived terms

• homeless dumping
• homeless shelter
• homelessness

Related terms

• home

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ????? (h?muresu)

Translations

See also

• bum
• destitute
• tramp
• transient
• vagabond
• unhoused

English

Etymology

Obscure. Speculative. Panhandling always seems to involve a container for receiving loose change, so perhaps the term refers to a small handled pan, or to the container as the pan and the arm(s) holding it as the handle.

Alternatively, possibly from the notion that the shape of one's outstretched arm in relation to a seated or squatting beggar brings to mind the image of a panhandle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pæn.hænd.l?(?)/

Noun

panhandler (plural panhandlers)

1. One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.

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