Sponger

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  • noun. One that gathers sponges.
  • noun. A person who sponges on others; a parasite.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who uses a sponge.
  • noun. A person or vessel engaged in fishing for sponges.
  • noun. In cloth-manuf., a machine in which cloth is dampened previous to ironing. It has a perforated adjustable cylinder, which is filled with steam, and about which the cloth is rolled.
  • noun. A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on for maintenance; a sponge.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who sponges, or uses a sponge.
  • noun. One employed in gathering sponges.
  • noun. Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One who uses a sponge.
  • noun. A parasitic hanger-on.
  • noun. One employed in gathering sponges from the sea.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a workman employed to collect sponges
  • noun. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
    • Word Usage
    "There is a nasty sound about the word sponger, don't you think?"
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    follower  working person  workingman  workman  
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