Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who habitually asks for or obtains things (such as money, food, or favors) from others without paying or intending to give anything in return; a person who lives off the generosity of others.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He was known as a moocher who was always asking his coworkers for lunch money.
  • Don't be a moocher; if you eat the last cookie, you should buy the next pack.
  • The party was ruined by a few moochers who drank all the beer but brought nothing.

Advanced Usage

• "Chronic moocher": Emphasizes a persistent, long-term pattern of this behavior.
  • After years of lending him money, she finally cut ties with the chronic moocher.
• Used to describe a person's character or habitual action, often with a negative connotation of laziness or exploitation.

Variants and Related Words

• Mooch (verb): To ask for or obtain something without paying; to beg or cadge.
  • He tried to mooch a cigarette off a stranger.
• Mooching (gerund/noun): The act or practice of being a moocher.
  • His constant mooching became a burden on his friends.

Synonyms

• Cadger: Someone who gets things by persuading people to give them things free.
• Scrounger: Someone who seeks to obtain something at the expense of others.
• Freeloader: A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return.
• Sponger: A person who lives at others' expense.

Related Phrases

• "To mooch off (someone)": A phrasal verb meaning to depend on someone for support, especially financial, without contributing.
  • He's 30 years old and still mooching off his parents.

Noun

1. someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)