scrounger en · NOUN
Etymology
From scrounge + -er.
Meanings
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One who scrounges.
For a mad two hours, artists, critics, hangers-on, insiders, befuddled outsiders and outright scroungers mingle, collide, preen, dish, fawn, toady, snub and, as a last resort, take a fleeting glance at the art on the wall.
1995 February 10, William Grimes, “When Art Puts on a Party Hat: A Guide to Gallery Openings”, in The New York Times: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.
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 151:Elwood seems at first a typical army scrounger and lurkman with his latest model Mercedes and every creature comfort but he is a ruthless and greedy drug pedlar.
1993, The Bulletin - Volume 115, page 87:Harbert was our dog robber (scrounger), had been since he joined the outfit in Guadalcanal.
2003, G Holcomb, No Quarter Asked No Quarter Given, →ISBN, page 80:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scroungers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
stowaway · squatter · deadhead · tripulant
Relateds
Synonyms
sponge · sponger · sucker · trencher mate · gadfly · free rider · scrounge · bloodsucker · scunge · bludger · parasite · leech · freeloader · bummer · smell-feast · scrounger · mooch · moocher
Translations (16)
gd sgimilear (one who scrounges) · ru тру́тень (one who scrounges) · de Schnorrer (one who scrounges) · it parassita (one who scrounges) · de Schmarotzer (one who scrounges) · fr parasite (one who scrounges) · pt encostado (one who scrounges) · mi muremure (one who scrounges) · de Nassauer (one who scrounges) · fr profiteur (one who scrounges) · ru дармое́д (one who scrounges) · ru попроша́йка (one who scrounges) · it approfittatore (one who scrounges) · it scroccone (one who scrounges) · mi kaipaoke (one who scrounges) · cs příživník (one who scrounges)