Thesaurus:scrounger

Thesaurus:scrounger

THESAURUS

scrounger

English

Synonyms

• bloodsucker

• bummer (dated, US, slang)

• freeloader

• free rider

• gadfly(slang)

• leech

• mooch

• moocher

• parasite

• scrounge

• scrounger

• scunge

• smell-feast (archaic)

• sponge

• sponger

• sucker

• trencher mate (archaic)

Antonyms

• doer    [WS]

• worker    [WS]

Hyponyms

• bludger (Aus & NZ, slang)

• deadhead

• stowaway

• tripulant

Hypernyms

• borrower    [WS]

• hanger-on

See also

• Thesaurus:beggar
• Thesaurus:idler

Further reading

• “767. petitioner” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “scrounger” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.