moocher

Definitions

1. A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
   derogatory
2. A person who mooches about.

Equivalents

Examples

“When Mitt Romney says that 47% of Americans are moochers, or Barack Obama says that entrepreneurs didn’t build⟳ their own⟳ businesses, partisan viewers crave a partisan response.”

“The whole area is a network of nature reserves among estuaries and marshes, and a paradise for a moocher like⟳ me.”

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