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scrounger

/ˈskraʊndʒər/

Meanings
noun
One who scrounges.

Examples :

"My brother is a bit of a scrounger; he always asks to borrow things but rarely returns them. "
person character job attitude economy

Related Words

Illustration bit

bit noun

/bɪt/

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

"A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth."

Illustration who

who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

Illustration rarely

rarely adverb

/ˈɹɛːli/

Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

"Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river."

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration things

things noun

/θɪŋz/

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

""I need to buy a few things at the grocery store, like milk and bread." "

Illustration always

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Illustration asks

asks verb

/ɑːsks/ /æsks/

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

"I asked her age."

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

Son of the same parents as another person.

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

Illustration them

them pronoun

/ðʌm/

(plural) Those ones.

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

Illustration scrounges

scrounges noun

/ˈskraʊndʒɪz/

Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.

"The office scrounges were always looking for free pens and paperclips from anyone's desk. "

Illustration borrow

borrow noun

/ˈbɔɹoʊ/ /ˈbɒɹəʊ/ /ˈbɑɹoʊ/

Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.

"This putt has a big left-to right borrow on it."

Illustration returns

returns noun

/ɹɪˈtɜːnz/ /ɹɪˈtɝnz/

The act of returning.

"I expect the house to be spotless upon my return."