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Translate scrounger from English to German

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scrounger:
- Schmarotzer; Parasit; Profiteur
scrounge:
- betteln; schnorren; schmarotzen
Wiktionary:
- scrounger → Schnorrer, Nassauerin, Nassauer
- scrounge → abstauben, klauben, stibitzen, schnorren

English

Detailed Translations for scrounger from English to German

scrounger:

scrounger [the ~] noun

the scrounger (parasite; leach; sponger; sponge)
der Schmarotzer; der Parasit; der Profiteur
- Schmarotzer [der ~] noun
- Parasit [der ~] noun
- Profiteur [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for scrounger:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Parasit	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger
Profiteur	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger
Schmarotzer	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger	cadgers; parasites; spongers
-	cadger; mooch; moocher

Related Words for "scrounger":

scroungers

Synonyms for "scrounger":

moocher; mooch; cadger; beggar; mendicant

Related Definitions for "scrounger":

someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)¹

Wiktionary Translations for scrounger:

scrounger

noun

one who scrounges
- scrounger → Schnorrer

scrounger

noun

abwertend: (männliche) Person, die wiederholt um Gefälligkeiten (zum Beispiel Zigaretten oder Snacks) bittet, ohne die Absicht eine Gegenleistung zu erbringen
- Schnorrer → scrounger
weiblicher Nassauer (im übertragenen Sinne, weiblicher Schmarotzer, Parasit)
- Nassauerin → scrounger; sponger
Schmarotzer, Parasit
- Nassauer → scrounger; sponger

scrounger form of scrounge:

scrounge verb

scrounge (sponge off; parasitize; cadge; live on one's money)
betteln; schnorren; schmarotzen
- betteln verb (bettele, bettelst, bettelt, bettelte, betteltet, gebettelt)
- schnorren verb (schnorre, schnorrst, schnorrt, schnorrte, schnorrtet, geschnorrt)
- schmarotzen verb (schmarotze, schmarotzest, schmarotzt, schmarotzte, schmarotztet, schmarotzt)

Translation Matrix for scrounge:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
betteln	cadge; live on one's money; parasitize; scrounge; sponge off	appeal; ask; beg; beseech; cadge; implore; plead; pray; query; request; say grace
schmarotzen	cadge; live on one's money; parasitize; scrounge; sponge off
schnorren	cadge; live on one's money; parasitize; scrounge; sponge off
-	cadge; forage; schnorr; shnorr
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	cadge

Related Words for "scrounge":

scrounging, scrounged

Synonyms for "scrounge":

forage; hunt; run; hunt down; track down
schnorr; shnorr; cadge; beg

Related Definitions for "scrounge":

collect or look around for (food)¹
obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling¹

Wiktionary Translations for scrounge:

scrounge

verb

To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
- scrounge → abstauben; klauben; stibitzen
To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
- scrounge → schnorren

scrounge

verb

transitiv, umgangssprachlich: jemanden aus Gewohnheit immer wieder um Kleinigkeiten wie Kleingeld, Zigaretten oder Ähnlichem bitten, ohne selbst eine Gegenleistung erbringen zu wollen
- schnorren → cadge; scrounge; sponge
transitiv, umgangssprachlich: höflich für sich selbst um Kleinigkeiten wie Kleingeld, Zigaretten oder Ähnlichem bitten, ohne selbst zu einer Gegenleistung bereit zu sein
- schnorren → cadge; scrounge; sponge

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