cadger - Glite Dictionary

Examples

I am not a cadger.

Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
The man was known as a cadger who often relied on others for free meals.
She described her friend's habit of being a cadger as annoying, especially when he never offers to pay his share.
During lunch, he acted like a cadger, always asking for leftovers from his friends.

Synonyms

freeloader

vscadger

Offensive

27 6.1

A person who takes help or gifts without giving anything back

is narrower in stressing the repeated seeking of food or money

moocher

vscadger

Offensive

14 8.3

A person who often gets food or money without paying

is a more neutral term for the same habitual obtaining

leech

vscadger

Offensive

9 8.1

A person who takes advantage of others and gives nothing in return

is less aggressive, describing habitual small requests for food or money

mooch

vscadger

Offensive

7 8.8

A person who often gets free food or money from others without paying

is slightly more neutral and covers persistent seeking of items

scrounger

vscadger

Offensive

1 7.6

A person who gets food or money from others without paying

focuses more on seeking food or money without paying

schnorrer

vscadger

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who often asks others for money or food without giving anything back

is the general English term for that same habitual taking

sponger

vscadger

Offensive

1 8.2

A person who depends on others without giving anything back

is milder, focusing on everyday small-scale obtaining from others

shnorrer

vscadger

Offensive

9.9

A person who always asks for free things and never gives anything back

is the standard term used broadly for habitual unpaid taking

Antonyms

provider

282 2.9

A company or person that supplies services such as internet and electricity

giver

56 1.0

A person who offers money or help to others without asking for anything back

Surface Forms

cadger singular

cadgers plural

Morphology

cadger = cadge (transparent) = cadge + er

Regular agent noun formed from the verb 'cadge'; the meaning 'one who cadges' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Cadger comes from the old verb cadge, which means 'to beg' or 'to ask for things without paying'. So a cadger is a person who always tries to get food or money for free.