moocher
moocher noun: a person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
Noun
moocher (plural moochers)
- A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
- 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.2012 September 22, “CNN’s woes: Unbiased and unloved”, in The Economist
- A person who mooches about.
- The whole area is a network of nature reserves among estuaries and marshes, and a paradise for a moocher like me.1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 378
moocher meaning in Urdu and Tagalog
moocher in Urdu
- آوارہ گرد, اچکا, اٹھائی گیرا
moocher in Tagalog
- a person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others
- paasa
Forms of moocher
| plural | moochers |
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Origin of moocher
From mooch + -er.
Words formed from moocher
Questions about moocher
- What does moocher mean?
- Moocher means a person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
- What is moocher in Urdu?
- Moocher in Urdu is آوارہ گرد, اچکا, اٹھائی گیرا. See Moocher meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is moocher?
- Moocher is a noun.
- What is the plural of moocher?
- The plural of moocher is moochers.
Words near moocher in the dictionary
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