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CADGER
moocher, mooch, cadger, scrounger
(noun) someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cadger (plural cadgers)
(archaic) A hawker or peddler.
(sometimes, Geordie) A beggar.
Anagrams
• 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
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