Synonyms for scrounger
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : skrounj |
| Phonetic Transcription : skraÊŠndÊ’ |
Top 10 synonyms for scrounger Other synonyms for the word scrounger
- asker
- barnacle
- bloodsucker
- bootlicker
- borrower
- bum
- cadger
- cat burglar
- cheat
- clip
- deadbeat
- defalcator
- dependent
- embezzler
- flunky
- freeloader
- groupie
- hanger-on
- heister
- highway robber
- highwayman
- hijacker
- hobo
- holdup artist
- housebreaker
- hunter
- idler
- kleptomaniac
- larcener
- larcenist
- leech
- lifter
- mendicant
- mooch
- moocher
- moonlighter
- owl
- panhandler
- pilferer
- plunderer
- porch climber
- prowler
- punk
- purloiner
- rustler
- scrounge
- scrounger
- shoplifter
- spider
- sponge
- sponger
- stealer
- stickup artist
- stooge
- sucker
- supplicant
- supplicator
- swindler
- sycophant
- taker
- thief
- tramp
- vagabond
Définition of scrounger
Origin :- "to acquire by irregular means," 1915, alteration of dialectal scrunge "to search stealthily, rummage, pilfer" (1909), of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal scringe "to pry about;" or perhaps related to scrouge, scrooge "push, jostle" (1755, also Cockney slang for "a crowd"), probably suggestive of screw, squeeze. Popularized by the military in World War I. Related: Scrounged; scrounging.
- As in leech : noun parasite
- As in parasite : noun something that exists by taking from or depending on another
- As in sponge : noun moocher
- As in thief : noun person who steals
- As in beggar : noun person asking for charity
- As in scavenger : noun forager
- As in cadger : noun beggar
- As in larcenist : noun stealer
- As in pilferer : noun larcenist
- As in purloiner : noun larcenist
- As in stealer : noun larcenist
- Desperately we got up to look round for some shelter, and George, our champion "scrounger," discovered a chicken-house.
- Extract from : « Adventures of a Despatch Rider » by W. H. L. Watson
Antonyms for scrounger
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