sponger

spong·er  (spnjr)

n.

1. One that gathers sponges.

2. Informal A person who sponges on others; a parasite.

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sponger [ˈspʌndʒə]

n

1. Informal a person who lives off other people by continually taking advantage of their generosity; parasite or scrounger

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a person or ship employed in collecting sponges

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sponger - a workman employed to collect sponges working man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
	2.	sponger - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage leech, parasite, sponge follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another

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sponger

noun (Informal) scrounger, parasite, leech, hanger-on (informal), cadge (Brit.), freeloader (slang), bloodsucker (informal), bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), cadger Is he an aggressive sponger or does he have a case?

Translations

sponger [ˈspʌndʒəʳ] N → gorrón/ona m/f, sablista mf

sponger [ˈspʌndʒə^r] n (pejorative) → parasite m
sponge rubber n → caoutchouc m mousse®

sponger

n (inf) → Schmarotzer(in) m(f), → Schnorrer(in) m(f) (inf)

sponger [ˈspʌndʒəʳ] n (fam) → scroccone/a (pej) → parassita m inv