mooch

To obtain or try to obtain by begging; cadge. synonym: cadge.

To steal; filch.

To get or try to get something free of charge; sponge.

To wander about aimlessly.

To skulk around; sneak.

One who begs or cadges; a sponge.

A dupe, as in a confidence game.

See mouch.

to ask for and get free; to borrow without intending to repay; to sponge; — usually with objects of small value.

To beg for.