cadger

cadge  (kj)

intr. & tr.v. cadged, cadg·ing, cadg·es

To beg or get by begging.

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[Perhaps back-formation from obsolete cadger, peddler, from Middle English cadgear.]

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cadger n.

Synonyms: cadge, beg, bum¹, mooch, panhandle¹
These verbs mean to ask for or obtain by charity: cadged a meal; begging for change; bum a ride; mooching food; homeless people forced to panhandle.

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cadger

n

1. Brit a person who cadges

2. Scot a pedlar or carrier

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cadger - someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) mooch, moocher, scrounger beggar, mendicant - a pauper who lives by begging schnorrer, shnorrer - (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others

Translations

cadger [ˈkædʒəʳ] N (Brit) → gorrón/ona m/f, sablista mf

cadger

n (inf) → Schnorrer(in) m(f) (inf), → Abstauber(in) m(f) (inf)

cadger [ˈkædʒəʳ] n (fam) → scroccone/a

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cadger [ˈkædʒəʳ] n (fam) → scroccone/a