scrounge
verb (used with object)
to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it.
Example Sentences
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Mick Philpott was at the centre of a political row over benefit payments and had been featured in some newspapers as a scrounger.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2020
He overhauled his diet, altered his body shape, and added destructive ball carrier and potent scrounger at breakdowns to his skills as a formidable scrummager.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2019
“There’s millions of dollars out here,” said a 36-year veteran sand scrounger named Brian, a tree surgeon by day who like many would not give his full name.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2013
However, it should be pointed out that it's possible to complete the game without doing this and during the campaign, players acquire three scrounger robots to aid in their collection of raw materials.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2013
No, becos I put it aside, an' some scrounger pinched it.
From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by Blicq, A. Stanley
