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scroungerenUK
scrounge S0173400 (skrounj)v. scrounged, scroung·ing, scroung·es Informal v.tr.1. To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother. See Synonyms at cadge.2. To obtain by salvaging or foraging; round up.v.intr.1. To seek to obtain something by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounge for a cigarette.2. To forage about in an effort to acquire something at no cost: scrounging around the kitchen for a late-night snack.
[Alteration of dialectal scrunge, to steal.]
scroung′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scrounger - someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)cadger, mooch, moocherbeggar, mendicant - a pauper who lives by beggingschnorrer, shnorrer - (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others |
scroungernoun parasite, freeloader (slang), sponger (informal), bum (informal), cadger, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), sorner (Scot.) They are just scroungers.Translationsscrounge (skraundʒ) verb to get by begging from someone else. May I scrounge some coffee? 乞討，索取 乞讨，讨要 ˈscrounger noun 乞討者 乞讨者IdiomsSeescroungescroungerenUK
Synonyms for scroungernoun parasiteSynonyms- parasite
- freeloader
- sponger
- bum
- cadger
- bludger
- sorner
Synonyms for scroungernoun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)SynonymsRelated Words- beggar
- mendicant
- schnorrer
- shnorrer
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