Do you have someone who isn’t shameless to ask for money from you? Even when it is not your responsibility to pay his/her bills? If you do, this article will be supplying 20 words to call him/her.
There are several words that can qualify someone who continuously asks for money. Most of them are slightly offensive in meaning and there are minor differences in their full meanings.
One of the common names used for people who ask for money is Beggar. While the word often refers to poor people who go about depending on the generous offerings of others, it is also used to refer to people who request material things behind clothes doors.
20 Words for Someone Who Asks For Money
- Parasite
- Freeloader
- Extortionist
- Mooch
- Taker
- Avaricious
- Opportunist
- Beggar
- Leech
- Sponge
- Hanger-on
- Swindler
- Scrounger
- Blackmailer
- Materialistic
- Mobster
- Sycophant
- Mendicant
- Down-and-out
- Exploitative
Parasite
A parasite is an animal that attaches itself to another animal and feeds off it. While there are animals called Parasites, this word also refers to people who do exactly the same thing i.e. clinging to people and expecting to be able to feed through them.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, ‘Parasite’ is defined as a person who lives off the efforts or expense of others while giving little or nothing back. A parasite is that person who has made himself or herself a burden to you while not giving you anything in return for the favor you continue to provide for him/her.
‘Parasite’ is not only a negative word but it is also well-known to refer to an animal. Forgot this reason, the word will be found offensive. If you are looking to get the person angry with you, you can say this to him/her.
Examples:
- I don’t want any parasite in my life now. Sorry.
- I don’t want to be a Parasite so I have to find my way.
Freeloader
A Freeloader is a person who is given the grace to pay little or no amount for a service or product. It refers to a person who is given things freely and continues to take advantage of this opportunity.
When you give a Freeloader some money for the first time, he/she would most likely see it as a favor done out of abundance and will continue to request the same favor.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a Freeloader is a person ‘who does not contribute or pay appropriately.’ The word may refer to someone ‘who gets a free service without paying a fair share. ‘Freeloader’ is slightly negative and doesn’t have to be used if you don’t want to offend the person in question.
You don’t have to call a person a Freeloader if you have chosen to give things freely to that person. However, you can decide to use this word if he/she is exploiting your kindness and returning to you for the sole purpose of getting that same favor.
Examples:
- He is a Freeloader. He expects me to give him some money again.
- He is one of the silly Freeloaders who are only around for money.
Extortionist
An extortionist is another kind of person who may regularly ask for money from you. Unlike other examples, an extortionist isn’t asking you to give him/her some money out of your kindness. Rather, he/she brings up a false reason for you to give him/her some money.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, an extortionist is someone ‘who takes off an unwilling person with the use of physical force, menace, or undue exercise of power’.
Extortion is better practiced by people in recognized positions with the power to provide help. While he/she is making some contributions, he/she is demanding more money than is necessary for that particular contribution.
You can call the person an extortionist if you don’t have a choice but to give money to the person simply because it is necessary to use the person’s help. This is how extortions work.
Examples:
- He is an extortionist but what choice do we have?
- The woman is an extortionist. Don’t let her know how rich you are.
Mooch
This is another word like Parasite. Mooch is a name for people who would rather wander around to cheat for money rather than work for the money. A mooch can be a beggar or an exploiter. A mooch can stick with a person as a parasite. He/she may also use dubious means to earn money for himself or herself.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, ‘Mooch’ refers to a person ‘who begs, cadges, or sponges’. It refers to a person who exploits or takes advantage of others. This can refer to virtually every lazy person who is stealing money from you.
This term is very wide. It is also very negative and may offend whomever you address with it.
Examples:
- He is a mooch. Don’t keep him close.
- Don’t give the mooch a chance or he’ll keep coming back for more.
Taker
A taker simply refers to someone who takes. While everyone takes, the point of calling someone a taker is that all he/she does is receive without giving back.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a ‘Taker’ is a person or thing that takes more often than it gives. You can use this to refer to someone who is more focused on receiving from others without considering how to pay back the favor.
While this term is also slightly negative, it is not as offensive as the words mentioned earlier.
Examples:
- Stop being a taker. Remember I work for my money.
- I’ve got responsibilities. It’s time to stop being a taker all the time.
Avaricious
‘Avaricious’ is the adjective for a person who is materialistic. This doesn’t have to do with money alone. Also, it doesn’t necessarily have to do with begging for money. However, an avaricious person is not always willing to work for every penny that he/she makes.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, ‘Avaricious’ means ‘being extremely greedy for wealth or material gain’ or ‘being immoderately desirous of acquiring properties.’ An avaricious person has his/her eyes fixed on materialistic things and wants to get every profit that an opportunity brings before him/her.
An avaricious person will be tempted to exploit you. An avaricious person will also want to charge you for every minor help that he/she offers you, even if it doesn’t cost him/her anything. Merely recognizing your need for that help is an opportunity for an avaricious person to manipulate and gain from.
Examples:
- I would advise you to steer clear of that avaricious freak but it’s your choice
- Stop being so avaricious. It costs you nothing to give me what I need.
Opportunist
Opportunist is the word for an avaricious person who takes advantage of opportunities before him/her. An opportunist keeps eyes open for opportunities to gain and is often blind or carefree to the consequences of his/her actions.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, an opportunist is someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency over principle. An opportunist chooses to forget the principles of right and wrong when there is an opportunity to earn or do something.
An opportunist is one who will exploit you when he/she is needed and can’t be replaced. Immediately such person sees this as an opportunity to earn from you, there will be an endless demand for money.
Examples:
- I’ve never seen such an opportunist, always demanding for money.
- He’s an opportunist. If you call him, you have to give him something.
Beggar
The beggar is one of the most common offensive words for referring to a person who begs to feed. While the word mostly refers to scoundrels, the word is also often used to refer to people who continuously ask to be dashed money or material things.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a beggar is a person who begs, a begged is a person who is suffering from extreme poverty, and a beggar is a scoundrel. A beggar is someone who requests from you due to inadequacy and has nothing to offer you in return.
This may be the most offensive word on the list as it is mostly used to refer to homeless people who beg on the streets.
Examples:
- He is just another beggar. I’ve been avoiding him.
- Stop being a beggar. Go and work for money too.
Leech
Leech is another word for a parasite. Like leeches stick to their host and suck its blood without giving anything in return, a person that is called a leech will profit off another person without giving back to him/her.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a Leech is a person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion. You can call somebody a leech if he/she is unnecessarily dependent on you and putting himself or herself in a situation where you feel forced to help or provide.
Just like Parasite, Leech is a common word and is very offensive.
Examples:
- He is a leech. I have been avoiding him.
- I don’t want to be a leech. I have nothing to offer him.
Sponge
Sponge is used to refer to a person who takes advantage of another person’s generosity. This is similar to being a leech or a Parasite.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a sponge is a person who takes advantage of the generosity of others, abstractly imagined to soak up the person’s efforts and earnings like a sponge.
However, this is the effect of placing oneself as a burden to another person without giving anything useful in return.
You can use this in referring to anyone who is intentionally putting himself or herself in a situation to be assisted by you all because you have done him/her some favors in the past.
Examples;
- Don’t be a sponge. Work for your money.
- I have responsibilities to take care of. I don’t need a sponge.
Hanger-on
Hanger-on is a word for a person who stays with another person for the purpose of getting favors from him/her.
This word focuses on the act of staying with a person unnecessarily due to what he/she plans to gain from that person.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a Hanger-on is a person who sticks to a place, person, or service. You can call a person a Hanger-on if he/she sticks with you after you’ve helped him/her once.
Examples:
- A hanger-on like him doesn’t belong here.
- He is a hanger-on. He won’t leave you if you don’t tell him to.
Swindler
A swindler is a person who wants to defraud you. This is a person who will give excuses to demand money or look for opportunities to cheat you.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a Swindler is a person who cheats or defrauds. You can call a person a swindler if he/she is exploiting you or asking you to send money for a service that doesn’t exist.
Examples:
- He is a swindler. He’s always looking for a way to exploit.
- I once met a swindler who kept charging me for work he didn’t do.
Scrounger
A scrounger is a person who sticks to another just to feed on little gifts from the other person.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a scrounger is a person who obtains something of inconsequential value from another. A scrounger sticks to a rich person just to get little things that the rich person no longer considers useful.
Examples:
- The scrounger left when his master had nothing to leave.
- You are not a scrounger. Get yourself busy.
Blackmailer
A blackmailer is an extortionist who uses threats to scare you into giving him/her money.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a blackmailer is one who uses the threat of public accusation and exposure to extort money from another person.
Examples:
- The blackmailers can’t get money out of you unless they have something on you.
- I don’t give money to blackmailers. Go ahead with your threats.
Materialistic
A materialistic person is one who is obsessed with wealth and material things.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a materialistic person is one who is overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
A materialistic person always wants to take advantage of opportunities to earn and will do anything to keep getting generous offers from another person.
Examples:
- How do you make friends with such materialistic people?
- I can’t call such a materialistic person to work with me.
Mobster
A monster is simply a thug who may demand money from you with a threat of physical assault.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a monster is a member of a mob or gang.
Examples:
- The man is a mobster. It is best to avoid him.
- If you can’t give the mobster some money, you may be in trouble.
Sycophant
A sycophant is a person who serves or praises another person just to be able to get favors from him/her.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a sycophant is one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favors from another person.
Examples:
- He is a sycophant. Ignore those comments.
- We know you are one of the sycophants.
Mendicant
Mendicant is another word for a beggar. It is the name of a priest who religiously cannot work and must beg to survive.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a mendicant is a pauper who lives by begging or a religious friar who is forbidden by religion to own properties and must live by begging.
Examples:
- He’s not a mendicant. He just doesn’t need some money urgently.
- He keeps coming back like a mendicant.
Down-and-out
Down-and-out simply refers to a person who is poor at the moment. This kind of person is likely to ask for money, though this word doesn’t refer to the act of making requests.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a down-and-out or down-and-outer is a person who is in a condition of poverty due to financial or personal setbacks.
Examples:
- He is a down-and-outer but he’s getting himself together.
- The last deal he made got him down and out
Exploitative
Exploitative is the word for someone who takes advantage of people or situations for personal gains.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, an exploitative person is one who uses another person or an opportunity improperly for selfish gains. A person can be exploiting his/her position or power to demand money from you
Examples:
- He can be exploitative if you let him.
- I won’t let such an exploitative person near me again.
There are several words for one who asks for money a lot. Most of them are quite offensive since mentioning the act is unnecessary unless you don’t want the person to make requests anymore.
Instead of calling the person a beggar, you can say he/she is down-and-out to refer to his/her poor state rather than the fact that he/she asks for money.
