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cadger

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cadge  (kj)
intr. & tr.v. cadged, cadg·ing, cadg·es
To beg or get by begging.
[Perhaps back-formation from obsolete cadger, peddler, from Middle English cadgear.]
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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 → gorrón/ona m/f
cadger [ˈkædʒəʳ] n → pique-assiette m/f inv, tapeur/euse
cadger [ˈkædʒəʳ] cadge (Brit) (inf) n → Schnorrer(in) m(f)


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If you gently push the swing-door ajar and peer in you draw upon yourself the contemptuous looks of the barmaid, who at once puts you down in the same category with area sneaks and cadgers.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
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