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scrounger [ˈskraʊndʒər, Brit -əʳ] N pej inf

scrounger

pessoa f que fila

scrounger

aproveitador(a) m (f)

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If there are few scroungers and many producers, the scroungers can easily cheat. en.wikipedia.org

You might need the help of one of these scroungers, because the state only tell you what you can't have. www.stokesentinel.co.uk

If there are many scroungers and few producers, the producers are easily able to find food since there is much less competition. en.wikipedia.org

If the scrounger tactic is compatible with antipredatory vigilance, then an increase in antipredatory vigilance should lead to the detection of more joining opportunities, and hence more joining. en.wikipedia.org

When the expected stable frequency of the scrounger tactic was altered by changing the availability of seeds, the relative frequency of hopping with the head up changed accordingly. en.wikipedia.org

Many people take the stereotypical view that people using food banks are scroungers. www.independent.co.uk

And everyone who'd previously slammed her for being a scrounger felt pretty bad right about now. www.irishexaminer.com

Burns encouraged a campaign of propaganda to discredit the principle of labour colonies, which were presented as money-wasting ventures that pampered idlers and scroungers. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of foraging for its own food, the scrounger will wait until another bird comes back with food. en.wikipedia.org

A bird can be a scrounger. en.wikipedia.org

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