/ ˈblʌdʒə(r); NAmE / noun ( AustralE , NZE , informal )
1.
a lazy person
2.
a person who asks other people for sth because they cannot or do not want to pay for it
SYN scrounger
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (originally British slang denoting a pimp, specifically one who robbed his prostitute's clients): abbreviation of bludgeoner , from bludgeon .