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   Scroung·er

   /ˈskrounjər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who borrows from or lives off others: informal, derogatory "welfare scroungers"
   • ▪ a cleverly resourceful person who finds and procures items for a specific purpose: informal, derogatory "no team at camp had a better scrounger than our Eddie"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › scroungerSCROUNGER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A scrounger is someone who tries to get things, especially money or food, by asking for them instead of buying them or working for them. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation and translations of scrounger from Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     SCROUNGER meaning: 1. someone who tries to get things,...

   • Znaczenie Scrounger, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SCROUNGER definicja: 1. someone who tries to get things,...

   • Scrounger: Catalan Translation

     SCROUNGER translate: gorrer, -a. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Scrounger: Korean Translation

     scrounger translate: 식객, 늘 빌리는 사람. Learn more in the...

   • Scrounger: Italian Translation

     SCROUNGER translate: scroccone, -a, scroccone. Learn more in...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scroungerScrounger Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : steal, swipe. 2. a. : to get as needed by or as if by foraging, scavenging, or borrowing. scrounging enough money for a bus ticket. b. : finagle, wheedle often used with up. intransitive verb. : to search about and turn up something needed from whatever source is available.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › scroungerScrounger - definition of scrounger by The Free Dictionary

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   A scrounger is someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) or who forages about in an effort to acquire something at no cost. Find out the origin, usage and translations of the word scrounger in different languages.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scroungerScrounger - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Definitions of scrounger. noun. someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) synonyms: cadger, mooch, moocher. see more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionscrounger noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   A scrounger is a person who gets something by asking others to give it to them, rather than by paying or working for it. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms and usage notes.

7. www.wordreference.com › definition › scroungerscrounger - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb scrounge, which means to borrow without expecting to repay or to gather by searching around. Find synonyms, examples, etymology and forum discussions of scrounge and related words.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › scrounger_nscrounger, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   A scrounger is someone who scrounges, which means to search for or obtain something by scrounging. The word scrounger is derived from scrounge, a verb meaning to search for something in a careless or dishonest way.