"moocher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moochers [plural]
Etymology: From mooch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mooch|er}} mooch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} moocher (plural moochers)
  1. (chiefly derogatory) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People Derived forms: molly moocher Translations (a person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others): 乞丐 (qǐgài) (Chinese Mandarin), somrák [masculine] (Czech), loudil [masculine] (Czech), bietser [masculine] (Dutch), profiteur [masculine] (Dutch), parasiet [masculine] (Dutch), lokki (Finnish), tapeur [masculine] (French), tapeuse [feminine] (French), pedichón [masculine] (Galician), aprobeitado (Galician), Schnorrer [masculine] (German), Schnorrerin [feminine] (German), 乞丐 (kitsukai) (alt: きつかい) (Japanese), snylter [masculine] (Norwegian), попроша́йка (poprošájka) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), побиру́шка (pobirúška) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), поберу́шка (poberúška) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), sgimilear [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), snyltare [common-gender] (Swedish), paasa (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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