What do you call someone who asks other people to buy them things when they could just buy it themselves.
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Consider moocher
One who begs or cadges; a sponge
Also schnorrer
One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others; a parasite.
While originally Yiddish, adopted into English and understood in many regions.
American Heritage
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I like cadger, suggested in the moocher definition above. The person who has no shame in asking... Apr 29, 2016 at 5:41
to scrounge (verb)
to get things, especially money or food, by asking for them instead of buying them or working for them:
Peter never buys anything - he just scrounges (off his friends).
scrounger (noun)
(disapproving) He thinks that people who receive welfare benefits are scroungers.
— CAL
