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Definition of Scrounger
1. Noun. Someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free).
Generic synonyms: Beggar, Mendicant
Specialized synonyms: Schnorrer, Shnorrer
Derivative terms: Cadge, Cadge, Mooch, Scrounge, Scrounge
Definition of Scrounger
1. Noun. One who scrounges. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrounger
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrounger
Literary usage of Scrounger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Strategics: The Logistics by Kenneth N. Brown (1995)
"He is the scrounger! We must adopt something from this scrounger ... Will we dare
suggest that the scrounger should become much more than a lovable ..."
2. Zones of Strain: A Memoir of the Early Cold War by Alfred Connor Bowman (1982)
"... and discriminating scrounger became a folk hero, first class. On April 21,
the day after his arrival, I showed Mr. Macmillan around the three provinces ..."
3. With the Doughboy in France: A Few Chapters of an American Effort by Edward Hungerford (1920)
"I am the Home Communication and Home Service Representative for the Division in
addition to being division ' scrounger.' When any of the folks back home ..."
4. With the Doughboy in France: A Few Chapters of an American Effort by Edward Hungerford (1920)
"... addition to being division ' scrounger.' When any of the folks back home want
information about their soldier boys I am supposed to furnish it and, ..."
5. A Dictionary of Military Terms by Edward Samuel Farrow (1918)
"scrounger.—A slang term for a soldier with plenty of resource in getting what he
wants. Scutage.—Shield money; in feudal times commutation of service for a ..."
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