sorn

/sɔrn/
noun
  1. A person who habitually imposes on others for free food or lodging; a sponger.
    • The old sorn showed up at every feast, eating without ever bringing a dish.
    • Everyone in town knew him as a sorn who never paid his share.
    • She called him a sorn because he always expected others to cover his meals.
verb
  1. To impose on someone for free food or lodging; to sponge off others.
    • She was tired of friends who would sorn on her generosity without contributing.
    • The traveler tried to sorn on the villagers, but they refused to feed him for free.
    • He spent the summer sorn on his relatives, never offering to pay for anything.
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