cadger

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She wants the doctor to cure her husband, a brilliant painter and incorrigible amoralist�a liar, cadger and thief in practical matters.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is a necessary element of the barroom cadger in a role like MacGowran's.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Not me," answered the fish cadger, with a grin.

From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

A mean fellow, more properly cadger; one in everybody's mess, but in no one's watch.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

Now I know why, having got the information from our cadger friends.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne