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panhandler

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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moocher

English

Etymology

mooch +? -er

Noun

moocher (plural moochers)

  1. (chiefly derogatory) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
    • 2012, The Economist, September 22nd, CNN’s woes: Unbiased and unloved
      When Mitt Romney says that 47% of Americans are moochers, or Barack Obama says that entrepreneurs didn’t build their own businesses, partisan viewers crave a partisan response.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:scrounger

Translations

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