Definition of "scrounger" []

• One who scrounges. (noun)

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• "A benefit 'scrounger' pays all of his housing benefit direct to a landlord and spends the rest of his income on food, clothing and entertainment - in other words, all the money goes straight back into the economy."
• "Desperately we got up to look round for some shelter, and George, our champion "scrounger," discovered a chicken-house."
• "Thought to be clear, the political rationale put forward by Murphy is that the worker is more likely to vote than the 'scrounger' therefore being tough on the little people = winner."