SCROUNGER Synonyms
2 hypernyms for scrounger. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SCROUNGER
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| cadger | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) | ||||||
| moocher | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) | ||||||
| beggar | noun n | |||||
noun • a pauper who lives by begging verb • be beyond the resources of • reduce to beggary | ||||||
| freeloader | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others | ||||||
| hanger-on | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along | ||||||
| idler | noun n | |||||
noun • person who does no work | ||||||
| leech | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage verb • draw blood | ||||||
| loafer | noun n | |||||
noun • a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel • person who does no work | ||||||
| parasite | noun n | |||||
noun • an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||||||
| slugger | noun n | |||||
noun • (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting • a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches | ||||||
| sponge | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used • someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage • primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies verb • wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten • ask for and get free; be a parasite • erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard • soak up with a sponge • gather sponges, in the ocean | ||||||
| sponger | noun n | |||||
noun • a workman employed to collect sponges • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||||||
| mooch | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite | ||||||