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Synonyms for cadger

Most common

scrounger moocher beggar peddler US sponger

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Scrounger

scrounger, moocher, mooch informal

2. Beggar

beggar, peddler US, pedlar UK, huckster

Other

sponger

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A beggar.

Related words

Word family
cadge

Forms

Plural
cadgers → scroungers, moochers, mooches, beggars…

Example sentences

  • moocher He is a moocher and never pays for anything.
  • beggar You don't need language to understand the beggar.
  • peddler He's the biggest peddler of politricks I know of!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cadgersteady
scroungerrising
moochersteady
beggarrising
peddlersteady
spongersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
mooch
6 letters
beggar2, pedlar
7 letters
peddler2, moocher, sponger
8 letters
huckster2
9 letters
scrounger

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beggar2 = 2 syllables).