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Definitions for Moocher

[1] to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
[2] to get or take without paying or at another's expense; sponge: He always mooches cigarettes.
[3] to beg.
[4] to steal.
[5] to skulk or sneak.
[6] to loiter or wander about.
[7] Also mooch·er. a person who mooches.
[8] (intr often foll by around ) to loiter or walk aimlessly
[9] (intr) to behave in an apathetic way
[10] (intr) to sneak or lurk; skulk
[11] (tr) to cadge
[12] (tr) mainly US and Canadian to steal

Words related to Moocher

moochcadger, down-and-out, bankrupt, dependent, vagrant, suppliant, mendicant, pauper, guttersnipe, almsman, almswoman, indigent

Words nearby Moocher

moochmoo, moo goo gai pan, moo juice, moobs, mooc, mooch, mood, mood board, mood disorder, mood music, mood swing

Origin of Moocher

1425–75; late Middle English, apparently variant of Middle English michen < Old French muchier to skulk, hide

Word origin for Moocher

C17: perhaps from Old French muchier to skulk

Synonyms for Moocher

bankrupt, cadger, dependent, down-and-out, guttersnipe, mendicant, pauper, suppliant, vagrant, alms person, almsman, almswoman, indigent, poor person, poverty-stricken person, street person, ward of state