"scrounger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scroungers [plural]
Etymology: scrounge + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scrounge|er}} scrounge + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} scrounger (plural scroungers)
  1. One who scrounges. Categories (topical): People Hypernyms: borrower, hanger-on Hyponyms: bludger [slang], deadhead, stowaway, tripulant Related terms: beggar, idler Translations (one who scrounges): příživník [masculine] (Czech), profiteur (French), parasite (French), Schnorrer [masculine] (German), Schmarotzer [masculine] (German), Nassauer [masculine] (German), approfittatore [masculine] (Italian), parassita [masculine] (Italian), scroccone [masculine] (Italian), muremure (Maori), kaipaoke (Maori), попроша́йка (poprošájka) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), дармое́д (darmojéd) [masculine] (Russian), тру́тень (trútenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), sgimilear [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), sablista (Spanish), sopista [dated, feminine, masculine] (Spanish), gorrón [masculine] (Spanish), gorrona [feminine] (Spanish), gorronero [masculine] (Spanish), gorronera [feminine] (Spanish), sopón [masculine] (Spanish), sopona [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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