Synonyms of the word

moocher

• n. A person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others, especially if they are making little effort…

beggar

• n. A person who begs.
• n. A person suffering from extreme poverty.
• v. (transitive) To make a beggar of someone; impoverish.
• v. (transitive) To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.

cadger

• n. (archaic) A hawker or peddler.
• n. (sometimes Geordie) A beggar.

mendicant

• adj. Depending on alms for a living.
• adj. Of or pertaining to a beggar.
• adj. Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
• n. A pauper who lives by begging.
• n. A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

mooch

• v. (Britain) To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
• v. To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain.
• v. (Britain) To steal or filch.
• n. One who mooches; a moocher.

scrounger

• n. One who scrounges.