scrounger – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
scrounger
n.
one who lives at the expense of others, one who borrows from other people without repaying (Slang)
Gleaning
Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. Some ancient cultures promoted gleaning as an early form of a welfare system.
scrounger
Noun
1. someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
(synonym) moocher, cadger
(hypernym) beggar, mendicant
(derivation) scrounge, forage
scrounger
Synonyms and related words:
beggar, body snatcher, booster, bum, bummer, cadger, chicken thief, con man, crook, den of thieves, embezzler, filcher, ganef, ghoul, grafter, grave robber, hobo, jewel thief, land pirate, land shark, land-grabber, larcener, larcenist, lifter, loafer, mendicant, mendicant friar, mendicant order, moocher, panhandler, peculator, petty thief, pilferer, poacher, prowler, purloiner, robber, schnorrer, shoplifter, sneak thief, stealer, swindler, thief, tramp, white-collar thief
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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