chugger

chugger

A solicitor of donations to charity, who conducts their business on the pavement. Pormanteau of "charity" and "mugger."

Almshouse

Almshouses are charitable housing provided to enable people (typically elderly people who can no longer work to earn enough to pay rent) to live in a particular community. They are often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain forms of previous employment, or their widows, and are generally maintained by a charity or the trustees of a bequest.