Meaning & use
Moocher
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A person who habitually gets things from others without paying or offering anything in return; a sponger.
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His roommates started calling him a moocher after he ate their food for the third week in a row.
She refused to be a moocher and always insisted on splitting the bill evenly.
A note on using this word
'Moocher' comes from the informal verb 'mooch,' meaning to beg or get something without paying, dating back to at least the 19th century.
Words with a similar meaning
spongerfreeloader
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Words with an opposite meaning
benefactorgiver
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