English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-scrounge.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun
- Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.
Translations
German: Schnorrer m
Verb
en-verb|scroung|ing
- To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
- To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.
#:As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.
Synonyms
(obtain from another): blag, cadge (UK only), leech, sponge, wheedle
Derived terms
scrounger
Translations
trans-top|To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
German: abstauben, klauben, stibitzen
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
German: schnorren
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trans-bottom
Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Spanish: gorrear, gorronear, pepenar
See also
scringe
scrooge
scrouge
scrunge
it:scrounge
ru:scrounge
vi:scrounge
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