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moochers

moochers is the plural of moocher.

Meaning of moocher

Noun

moocher (plural moochers)

  1. (derogatory) 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
  2. 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

Phrases with moochers

Questions about moochers

What is moochers the plural of?
Moochers is the plural of moocher.

Words near moochers in the dictionary

  1. moochalkas
  2. moochas
  3. mooched
  4. mooched off
  5. moocher
  6. moochers
  7. mooches
  8. mooches off
  9. moochies
  10. moochin
  11. mooching

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