mooch

English Thesaurus

1. someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	beggar, mendicant,
definition	:	a pauper who lives by begging (noun.person)

hyponym	:	schnorrer, shnorrer,
definition	:	(Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others (noun.person)

2. ask for and get free; be a parasite (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	obtain,
definition	:	come into possession of (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	freeload,
definition	:	live off somebody's generosity (verb.possession)

3. someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) (noun.person)

derivation	:	forage, scrounge,
definition	:	collect or look around for (food) (verb.possession)

derivation	:	cadge, schnorr, scrounge, shnorr,
definition	:	obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling (verb.possession)

derivation	:	bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge,
definition	:	ask for and get free; be a parasite (verb.possession)

4. ask for and get free; be a parasite (verb.possession)

derivation	:	bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer,
definition	:	person who does no work (noun.person)

derivation	:	leech, parasite, sponge, sponger,
definition	:	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage (noun.person)

derivation	:	cadger, mooch, moocher, scrounger,
definition	:	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) (noun.person)

5. someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) (noun.person)

derivation	:	forage, scrounge,
definition	:	collect or look around for (food) (verb.possession)

derivation	:	cadge, schnorr, scrounge, shnorr,
definition	:	obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling (verb.possession)

derivation	:	bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge,
definition	:	ask for and get free; be a parasite (verb.possession)

6. ask for and get free; be a parasite (verb.possession)

derivation	:	bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer,
definition	:	person who does no work (noun.person)

derivation	:	leech, parasite, sponge, sponger,
definition	:	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage (noun.person)

derivation	:	cadger, mooch, moocher, scrounger,
definition	:	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) (noun.person)