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I'm all over the place, and I consider myself a bit of a scrounger: 'What will I do next, so I'm not broke?'
Laura Kightlinger

Meaning of "scrounger" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCROUNGER

scrounger  [ˈskraʊndʒə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCROUNGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scrounger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCROUNGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scrounger

Gleaning

Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. Some ancient cultures promoted gleaning as an early form of a welfare system.

Definition of scrounger in the English dictionary

The definition of scrounger in the dictionary is a person who obtains or seeks to obtain something by cadging or begging.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCROUNGER


avenger
əˈvendʒə
Barcalounger
ˈbɑːkəˌlaʊndʒə
challenger
ˈtʃælɪndʒə
changer
ˈtʃeɪndʒə
danger
ˈdeɪndʒə
exchanger
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒə
ganja
ˈɡɑːndʒə
ginger
ˈdʒɪndʒə
grandeur
ˈɡrændʒə
granger
ˈɡreɪndʒə
hydrangea
haɪˈdreɪndʒə
lounger
ˈlaʊndʒə
manger
ˈmeɪndʒə
messenger
ˈmɛsɪndʒə
ninja
ˈnɪndʒə
passenger
ˈpæsɪndʒə
ranger
ˈreɪndʒə
scavenger
ˈskævɪndʒə
stranger
ˈstreɪndʒə
sunlounger
ˈsʌnlaʊndʒə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCROUNGER

scrooch
Scrooge
scroop
scrootch
scrophularia
scrophulariaceous
scrorp
scrota
scrotal
scrote
scrotum
scrouge
scrouger
scrounge
scroungy
scrow
scrowdge
scrowl
scrowle
scroyle

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCROUNGER

anger
blunger
bunger
dunger
enhunger
expunger
finger
grunger
hanger
hunger
langer
longer
lunger
no longer
plunger
ringer
singer
springer
Stavanger
swinger

Synonyms and antonyms of scrounger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCROUNGER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scrounger» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scrounger

Translation of «scrounger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCROUNGER

Find out the translation of scrounger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scrounger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scrounger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scrounger
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scrounger
570 millions of speakers

English

scrounger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चोर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتطفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хапуга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scrounger
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scrounger
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

profiteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peniaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schnorrer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scrounger
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

식객
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scrounger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ăn cắp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scrounger
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंडाधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beleşçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scroccone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Włóczykij
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хапуга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scrounger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρακαδόρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedelaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scrounger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scrounger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scrounger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCROUNGER»

The term «scrounger» is regularly used and occupies the 82.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCROUNGER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scrounger

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QUOTES WITH «SCROUNGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scrounger.
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Laura Kightlinger
I'm all over the place, and I consider myself a bit of a scrounger: 'What will I do next, so I'm not broke?'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCROUNGER»

Discover the use of scrounger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scrounger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Social Foraging Theory
ASSUMPTIONS OF THE PRODUCER-SCROUNGER GAME TYPE OF GAME The producer-scrounger game is an alternative-option, W-person interaction. Alternative option means that on any round of play an individual chooses one of two ...
Luc-Alain Giraldeau, Thomas Caraco, 2000
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Foraging: Behavior and Ecology
A monumental undertaking, this volume brings together twenty-two experts from throughout the field to offer the latest on the mechanics of foraging, modern foraging theory, and foraging ecology.
David W. Stephens, Joel S. Brown, Ronald C. Ydenberg, 2008
3
Game Theory and Animal Behavior
The Classic Producer-Scrounger Game scrounger Producer Does Better Here Does Better Here Fnness Producer f / Scrounger Fig. Z.l. The characteristic fitness functions of a Producerscrounger game with a stable solution involving both ...
Lee Alan Dugatkin, Hudson Kern Reeve, 1998
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Brothers in Arms: The Raistlin Chronicles, Volume Two
The twelve yelled out, “Yes, sir!” in unison. Scrounger started to say, “Yes, sir,” from force of habit but dried up when the sergeant glared at him. “Good. You men have been chosen not because you're better than the rest but because you're not  ...
Margaret Weis, Don Perrin, 2011
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I Cry Alone
He would slip down the servants' staircase and sneak Scrounger up to his bedroom. The back staircase was known as the servants' staircase; he was the only one who used it. Like the rest of the manor, it had fallen into disrepair; his parents ...
Jackie Mc, 2011
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One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
The. Scrounger's. Tale. Morning broke like a phial of mercury. 'More greed, more scroungers,' said Shahryar one morning. 'All day long I listen to men pleading for a judgement, cadging for money, begging for mercy, asking for their lives.
Geraldine McCaughrean, 2003
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Advances in the Study of Behavior
The payoff functions of the producer–scrounger game. The three panels give different possible effects of scroungers on the producers' (thin line) and the scroungers' payoffs (thick line). Panel A gives the classic producer–scrounger payoffs: ...
H. Jane Brockmann, Timothy J. Roper, Marc Naguib, 2011
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Social Predation: How group living benefits predators and prey
FIGURE 2.1 The producer-scrounger game: payoffs for the producer and the scrounger tactics decrease as a function of the proportion of individuals using scrounger in the population. The ESS occurs at the intersection of the two payoff curves ...
Guy Beauchamp, 2013
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Cognitive Search: Evolution, Algorithms, and the Brain
P ayoff s Proportion playing scrounger Figure 3.7 Payoffs to producer (solid line) and scrounger (dashed line) strategies as a function of the frequency of individuals playing the role of scrounger. The lines cross at the stable equilibrium  ...
Peter M. Todd, Thomas Trenholm Hills, Trevor W. Robbins, 2012
10
Parasitism and Host Behaviour
PRODUCER/SCROUNGER RELATIONSHIPS As Parker (1984) notes, the central notion of the producer/scrounger model is that alleles code for the build- up of resources such as energy reserves, tissues, bodies (or phenotypic extensions of ...
C F Barnard, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCROUNGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scrounger is used in the context of the following news items.
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NHS boob job scrounger Josie Cunningham is escorting again after …
Shameless Josie Cunningham has returned to the world of escorting - insisting it's the only way she can maintain a celebrity lifestyle after having her benefits ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Josie Cunningham is engaged AGAIN: Scrounger's turbulent …
After a whirlwind romance, the wannabe model has said 'yes' after her new fella, who she hasn't named, has popped the question. But this hasn't been a ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Benefit scrounger wants baby with Josie Cunningham in order to get …
A teenager who appeared on Benefits Britain: Life On The Dole wants to father a child with Josie Cunningham. Travis Simpkins, 18, plans for them to become as ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Scrounger kills mum as she wouldn't give him money, then stole …
A BENEFITS scrounger killed his mother after she refused to give him money and then escaped to Spain where he almost decapitated a woman who insulted ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Josie Cunningham arrested: NHS boob-job scrounger held by police
The famous rent-a-gob, who inflamed society with her opinions on breast sizes and abortion, was thought to held after being reported to West Yorkshire Police ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
6
Another royal scrounger is a crowning injustice
Farce is rapidly taking the place of tragedy as Kate Middleton is set to give birth to another royal scrounger. Queues of royal fanatics are already lining up outside ... «Socialist Worker, Apr 15»
7
Derbyshire benefits scrounger swindled taxpayers out of £3k
A joint investigation by Bolsover District Council and the Department for Work and Pensions found that Tina Evans had falsely claimed housing benefit and ... «Mansfield Chad, Apr 15»
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'Scrounger' Beatrice blasts critics saying she is in line for TWO new …
PRINCESS Beatrice has bitten back at critics who have called her a 'scrounger' saying she is currently up for TWO different jobs. By Aaron Brown Aaron Brown. «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
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NHS boob job scrounger Josie Cunningham out on the town to …
They made her Britain's most-hated scrounger - and Josie Cunningham's latest publicity-hungry stunt involved celebrating the anniversary of her NHS boob job. «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
10
Josie Cunningham documentary: All you need to know about the …
Josie Cunningham documentary: All you need to know about the scrounger's new show. 19:14, 22 January 2015; By Charlotte Wareing ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»

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