A person who lives at the expense of another; a parasite. Cf. fly, n.1 5c. Obsolete. rare.
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| 释义 | the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > one who obtains or acquires > by irregular means (19) motha1387 A person who lives at the expense of another; a parasite. Cf. fly, n.1 5c. Obsolete. rare. sorner1449 One who sorns; one who quarters himself upon others; a sponger. sucker?a1513 One who lives at the expense of another; one who draws profit or extorts subsistence from some source; U.S. slang, a sponger, parasite. prowler1519 A person who prowls, in various senses; spec. (a) (formerly) †one who seeks advantage by any underhand or dishonourable means; a parasite; a… miligant1568 A term of contempt, probably for: a rogue, scrounger. parasite1821 A person who lives at the expense of another, or of society in general; esp. (in early use) a person who obtains the hospitality or patronage of… dog robber1832 A person who scavenges for leftovers, a forager or scrounger. Now rare except as merged with sense 2. ear-biter1855 (a) a person who bites the ears of other people; (b) slang a habitual borrower of money, a cadger. moocher1857 A beggar, a scrounger. Cf. mooch, n. 4. schnorrer1875 Originally: a beggar. Now: a scrounger, a freeloader; a layabout, a good-for-nothing. toucher1896 slang. A person who solicits money, small loans, etc., esp. from strangers in the street. Cf. touch, v. 21c. Now rare. scunge1900 A scrounger or sponger. scrounger1909 a person who scrounges. mooch1914 slang (chiefly U.S.). A beggar, a scrounger; = moocher, n. 1b. hum1919 A persistent borrower, a scrounger. Australian slang. hummer1919 A scrounger. Australian colloquial. hot-stuffer1929 a thief. scrounge1937 One who scrounges; a scrounger. joyrider1990 Kenyan English. A person who partakes of or benefits from something without being entitled to it or giving anything in return; a freeloader, a… |
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