How to call a person who wants money without a reason?

[albercik]

Hi,
I need yours help. How to call a person who wants money without a reason?

In Polish we use a word "roszczeniowy". I tried to translate that word in Google Translate, but I am not sure it was translated correctly as "a claim":
https://translate.google.pl/#view=home&op=translate&sl=pl&tl=en&text=roszczeniowy

Can I say that somebody is claim??


The context:
One year ago I was in Kenya in Africa. Locals treated white tourists as walking ATMs, they wanted money for a single photo with them or expected tips in a hotel for everything.
How can I called that person in English if I want to describe someone my feeling?

I would be glad if you could correct also my other mistakes in that post. ;-)

 

[Skrej]

No, the translation won't work.

The best English equivalent I can think of at the moment would be 'freeloader', although it's not exclusive to your scenario, and doesn't quite work for people who've actually provided a service expecting a tip.

There's also 'panhandler', but again that's for someone who's begging, so it doesn't quite fit your scenario either.

I suppose 'greedy' might work, but it's not a specific name, just an adjective.

 

[albercik]

Thank you Skrej

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- I checked all your words, but they don't exacly mean the same what a Polish word "roszczeniowy". But it is all right, I knew in English you have some words which are hard to translate into Polish, and now I know in Polish we also have some words which are hard to translate into English. ;-)
In these situation the best method is to describe something.

 

[probus]

I would be glad if you could correct also my other mistakes in that post. ;-)

Let's start with your title. It's incorrect. In English we say "What do you call ..." not "How to call ...".

 

[Glizdka]

Not a teacher
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Hello, albercik!

The word claim does not work at all. You're looking for a word that describes people, and claim does not do that.

As a fellow Pole and someone who's spent a good portion of their life speaking the English language, I can say that I've never encountered a word that would fully encompass what rozszczeniowy means. It's a very specific words used in a narrow range of situations, with many negative connotations, quite beautiful a word if I may add.

That being said, I'd say the closest to it would be demanding. I can't think of a context in which you couldn't translate rozszczeniowy to demanding, as far as meaning is concerned, but the connotations and the general perception of the word may differ widely.