Moocher

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves. derogatory

    "When Mitt Romney says that 47% of Americans are moochers, or Barack Obama says that entrepreneurs didn’t build their own businesses, partisan viewers crave a partisan response."

  2. 2
    someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who mooches about.

    "The whole area is a network of nature reserves among estuaries and marshes, and a paradise for a moocher like me."

Synonyms

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beggarbloodsuckerbludgerbumbummercadger

Example

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"He is a moocher and never pays for anything."

Etymology

From mooch + -er.

Related phrases

molly moochertake advantage

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