What is it called when homeless people beg for money?
What is it called when homeless people beg for money? Begging, solicitation, or panhandling are the names given to acts of asking for help by people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness, often by ordinances that criminalize this act.
What are street beggars called?
a person who lives by public begging a panhandler asking for money to buy food. beggar. mendicant. hobo. drifter.