scrounger

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scrounger

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From scrounge + -er.

noun scroungers

  1. One who scrounges. You get out of me kitchen, you low-down scrounger! I ain't going to have you in here, giving me cheek to me face and drinkin' beer I got to pay for.

    Similar: bloodsucker, bludger, bummer, freeloader, free rider, gadfly, leech, mooch, moocher, parasite, scrounge, scrounger

Opposite: doer, worker

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noun

Opposite: doer, worker

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noun one who scrounges

Portuguêsencostado
Françaisprofiteur, parasite
DeutschSchnorrer, Schmarotzer, Nassauer
Italianoapprofittatore, parassita, scroccone
Русскийпопроша́йка poprošájka, дармое́д darmojéd, тру́тень trútenʹ

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@misc{scrounger_2026,
  title = {scrounger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scrounger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}