Synonyms for scrounger

Most common

moocher · cadger · blood-sucker · parasite · scrounge

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

worker, do-er

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who scrounges.

Related words

Is a kind of

borrower hanger-on

Forms

Plural

scroungers → moochers, mooches, cadgers, blood-suckers…

Example sentences

• moocher He is a moocher and never pays for anything.
• parasite The parasite started eating Stefan from the inside.
• scrounge I'll have to scrounge up another couple of dollars.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

mooch

6 letters

bummer², cadger

7 letters

moocher

8 letters

parasite³, scrounge¹

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bummer² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

écornifleur