moocher, mooch, cadger, scrounger
(noun) someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cadger (plural cadgers)
(archaic) A hawker or peddler.
(sometimes, Geordie) A beggar.
• graced
Source: Wiktionary
Cadg"er, n. Etym: [From Cadge, v. t., cf. Codger.]
1. A packman or itinerant huckster.
2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or Slang] "The gentleman cadger." Dickens.
Cadg"er, n. Etym: [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf. Cage.] (Hawking)
Definition: One who carries hawks on a cadge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
