What would be a nice way of saying a crippled beggar?
For example I want to say "I gave some money to a crippled beggar who was begging on the road" but the word crippled and beggar doesn't seem nice (I want to write this down on a journal kind of place).
Any suggestions on how to put this more nicely?
PS:- By the way I don't need the wording to be very formal or anything. What I meant by "journal" was to mean something like a "diary". Sorry if it confused you.
Best Answer
disabled panhandler. If you have details on how the person was "crippled", it may sound less offensive. For example, if he/she was is a wheelchair, then:
wheelchair-bound panhandler.
edit: I just realized that you can make it even less offensive by throwing in an adjective of admiration:
a dignified, wheelchair-bound panhandler.
Obviously, you'll want to tailor the adjective of admiration to what you actually perceived - for example, the trait that inspired you to make the donation.