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scrounger
noun
a person known for their ability to beg, borrow, buy or steal what is needed US, 1918
Respected and valued.- A “scrounger” in the Marines is a highly experienced artist and not a mere thief. The scrounger’s idea is that everything is basically government property, and the government belongs to its citizens. As a citizen in good standing, the scrounger feels entitled to anything he can move. — Russell Davis, Marine at War, p. 171, 1961
- He was a decent scrounger; had hustled Haskins for eggs and bacon and No. 10 cans of fruit, and real ground coffee. — Larry Heinemann, Close Quarters, p. 228, 1977
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