Moocher

Origin

mooch + -er

Full definition of moocher

Noun

1. A person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others, especially if they are making little effort to help themselves. Usually used as a pejorative.
• 2012, The Economist, September 22nd, CNN’s woes: Unbiased and unlovedWhen Mitt Romney says that 47% of Americans are moochers, or Barack Obama says that entrepreneurs didn’t build their own businesses, partisan viewers crave a partisan response.

Synonyms

• sponger