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单词 moocher
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moocher


mooch

M0409700 (mo͞och) Informal v. mooched, mooch·ing, mooch·es v.tr.1. To obtain or try to obtain by begging; cadge. See Synonyms at cadge.2. To steal; filch.v.intr.1. To get or try to get something free of charge; sponge: lived by mooching off friends.2. To wander about aimlessly.3. To skulk around; sneak.n.1. One who begs or cadges; a sponge.2. A dupe, as in a confidence game.
[Middle English mowchen, probably from Old French muchier, to hide, skulk.]
mooch′er n.
Thesaurus
Noun1.moocher - someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)cadger, mooch, scroungerbeggar, mendicant - a pauper who lives by beggingschnorrer, shnorrer - (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others

moocher

nounSlang. One who begs habitually or for a living:almsman, almswoman, beggar, cadger, mendicant.Informal: panhandler.Slang: bummer.

moocher


moocher

One who asks for or obtains something through the charity of someone else; one who sponges something off others. I know I have a reputation as a moocher, but I literally don't have enough money to afford lunch each day. He dismisses anyone who relies on social welfare as being nothing more than a moocher.

moocher

1. n. a beggar. I try to give every moocher a little change. 2. n. a drug addict. (Drugs.) These moochers will do anything to get a few bucks for a load.

moocher


  • noun

Synonyms for moocher

noun one who begs habitually or for a living

Synonyms

  • almsman
  • almswoman
  • beggar
  • cadger
  • mendicant
  • panhandler
  • bummer

Synonyms for moocher

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

Synonyms

  • cadger
  • mooch
  • scrounger

Related Words

  • beggar
  • mendicant
  • schnorrer
  • shnorrer
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