scrounger
noun
scrounger is spelled S-C-R-O-U-N-G-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scrounger means “One who scrounges” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scrounger is scroungers.
How many letters and syllables are in scrounger?
| Letters | 9: S-C-R-O-U-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scrounger?
Scrounger appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of scrounger
- scroungers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrounger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who scrounges.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scrounger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who scrounges:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | profiteur, parasite |
| German | Schnorrer, Schmarotzer, Nassauer |
| Portuguese | encostado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does scrounger come from?
From scrounge + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).