cadger

[From Cadge, v. t., cf. Codger.]

1. A packman or itinerant huckster.

2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or Slang] «The gentleman cadger.» Dickens.

Cadg·er
n.

[OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf. Cage.]
(Hawking) One who carries hawks on a cadge.

noun

One who begs habitually or for a living: almsman, almswoman, beggar, mendicant. Informal panhandler. Slang bummer, moocher. See request.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
  Synonyms: moocher, scrounger