sponger

[ spuhn-jer ]

/ ˈspʌn dʒər /

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noun

a person or thing that sponges.

a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others; parasite.

a person or boat engaged in gathering sponges.

Nearby words

sponge on, sponge rubber, sponge tree, sponged ware, spongefly, sponger, spongeware, spongiform, spongiform encephalopathy, spongillafly, spongin

Origin of sponger

First recorded in 1670–80; sponge + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for sponger

Piece goods on a pooshcart from old man Zudosky's to the sponger's was all the oitermobiling Max done it.
Abe and Mawruss|Montague Glass
Charley Reck was sponger of the parrot-gun on the forecastle, and fully realized the danger and responsibility of his position.
The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886|Various
No. 1, the sponger and rammer, had been killed by a pistol-shot.
In Hostile Red|Joseph Altsheler
Then Don Juan got in a rage, called him a sponger, and sent him off with offensive epithets.
The Grandee|Armando Palacio Valds

The Loader and Sponger haul up and secure the lower half-ports, put in tompion, and secure muzzle-bag.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN

British Dictionary definitions for sponger

sponger

/ (ˈspʌndʒə) /

noun

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

a person or ship employed in collecting sponges

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sponger

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sponger

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