sponger

English

Etymology

From sponge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈspʌnd͡ʒɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

sponger (plural spongers)

1. One who uses a sponge.
2. A parasitic hanger-on.
3. A person or vessel employed in gathering sponges from the sea.
4. A device for sponging cloth by means of a perforated adjustable cylinder.

Synonyms

• (parasitic hanger-on): moocher; See also Thesaurus:scrounger

Translations

one who sponges

• Bulgarian: готован (bg) m (gotovan)
• Dutch: klaploper (nl) m
• German: Schnorrer (de) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: παράσιτος m (parásitos)

• Irish: failpéir m
• Latin: parasītus (la) m, parasīta f
• Macedonian: мо́лзач m (mólzač), муфте́џија m (muftédžija)
• Spanish: cafiche (es) m, gorrón (es) m, pedigüeño (es) m

Anagrams

• pongers, presong