A person who lives at the expense of another; a parasite. Cf. fly, n.1 5c. Obsolete. rare.

One who sorns; one who quarters himself upon others; a sponger.

One who lives at the expense of another; one who draws profit or extorts subsistence from some source; U.S. slang, a sponger, parasite.

A person who prowls, in various senses; spec. (a) (formerly) †one who seeks advantage by any underhand or dishonourable means; a parasite; a…

A term of contempt, probably for: a rogue, scrounger.

A person who lives at the expense of another, or of society in general; esp. (in early use) a person who obtains the hospitality or patronage of…

A person who scavenges for leftovers, a forager or scrounger. Now rare except as merged with sense 2.

(a) a person who bites the ears of other people; (b) slang a habitual borrower of money, a cadger.

A beggar, a scrounger. Cf. mooch, n. 4.

Originally: a beggar. Now: a scrounger, a freeloader; a layabout, a good-for-nothing.

slang. A person who solicits money, small loans, etc., esp. from strangers in the street. Cf. touch, v. 21c. Now rare.

A scrounger or sponger.

a person who scrounges.

slang (chiefly U.S.). A beggar, a scrounger; = moocher, n. 1b.

A persistent borrower, a scrounger. Australian slang.

A scrounger. Australian colloquial.

a thief.

One who scrounges; a scrounger.

Kenyan English. A person who partakes of or benefits from something without being entitled to it or giving anything in return; a freeloader, a…