bludger
noun/ˈblʌdʒə(r)/
/ˈblʌdʒər/
(Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)- a lazy person
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- a person who asks other people for something because they cannot or do not want to pay for it synonym scrounger
Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally British slang denoting a pimp, specifically one who robbed his prostitute's clients): abbreviation of bludgeoner, from bludgeon.
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