Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cadger \Cadg"er\, n. [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.

Cadger \Cadg"er\, n. [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf.
   {Cage}.] (Hawking)
   One who carries hawks on a cadge.

Source : WordNet®

cadger
     n : someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
         [syn: {moocher}, {scrounger}]