- a variation of scrounge.
scrounger
Example Sentences
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Mick Philpott was at the centre of a political row over benefit payments and had been featured in some newspapers as a scrounger.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2020
He overhauled his diet, altered his body shape, and added destructive ball carrier and potent scrounger at breakdowns to his skills as a formidable scrummager.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2019
Fermor was, as he freely admitted, a shameless scrounger of invitations and of houses he could borrow.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
However, it should be pointed out that it's possible to complete the game without doing this and during the campaign, players acquire three scrounger robots to aid in their collection of raw materials.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2013
Desperately we got up to look round for some shelter, and George, our champion "scrounger," discovered a chicken-house.
From Adventures of a Despatch Rider by Watson, William Henry Lowe
