moocher

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Noun

moocher (plural moochers)

1. (mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
   • 2012, The Economist, September 22nd, CNN’s woes: Unbiased and unloved ↗

     When Mitt Romney says that 47% of Americans are moochers, or Barack Obama says that entrepreneurs didn’t build their own businesses, partisan viewers crave a partisan response.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:scrounger

Translations

• French: tapeur, tapeuse
• German: Schnorrer, Schnorrerin
• Russian: попроша́йка

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