mooch (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *mooch*:
VERB	possession	mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge	ask for and get free
NOUN	person	mooch, moocher, cadger, scrounger	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

English > *mooch*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free).
Synonyms	moocher, cadger, scrounger
Narrower	schnorrer, shnorrer	(Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others
Broader	beggar, mendicant	A pauper who lives by begging
Spanish	buitre, chupón, chupóptero, gorrón, sableador, sablista
Catalan	gorrer, gorrista, vividor

English > *mooch*: 2 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	ask for and get free; be a parasite.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	bum, cadge, grub, sponge
Narrower	freeload	Live off somebody's generosity
Broader	obtain	Come into possession of
Spanish	gorronear
Catalan	gorrejar
Nouns	moocher	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

HyperDic: mooch