Definition of "mooch" []

• To obtain or try to obtain by begging; cadge. See Synonyms at cadge. (verb-transitive)
• To steal; filch. (verb-transitive)
• To get or try to get something free of charge; sponge: lived by mooching off friends. (verb-intransitive)
• To wander about aimlessly. (verb-intransitive)
• To skulk around; sneak. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I know I should go to my family or charity for help before I mooch from the taxpayer, but I am good liberal and I just can’t help myself."
• "Morningstar analyst Peter Wahlstrom said consumers who so-call "mooch" will likely adapt."
• "A mooch is a mooch, no matter what the nationality or ethnicity."