noun
Meaning 1
One who scrounges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scrounger
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moocher, mooch, cadger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beggar, mendicant
Narrower terms: schnorrer, shnorrer
History
Etymology
From scrounge + -er.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: příživník — one who scrounges
- French: profiteur — one who scrounges
- French: parasite — one who scrounges
- German: Schnorrer — one who scrounges
- German: Schmarotzer — one who scrounges
- German: Nassauer — one who scrounges
- Italian: approfittatore — one who scrounges
- Italian: parassita — one who scrounges
- Italian: scroccone — one who scrounges
- Māori: muremure — one who scrounges
- Māori: kaipaoke — one who scrounges
- Portuguese: encostado — one who scrounges
- Russian: попроша́йка (poprošájka) — one who scrounges
- Russian: дармое́д (darmojéd) — one who scrounges
- Russian: тру́тень (trútenʹ) — one who scrounges
- Scottish Gaelic: sgimilear — one who scrounges