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sponger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈspʌnd͡ʒɚ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From sponge + -er.

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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Synonyms

moocher (parasitic hanger-on)

Translations (15)

es chupóptero (one who sponges) · ga failpéir (one who sponges) · tr süngerci (gatherer of sponges) · es gorrón (one who sponges) · bg готован (one who sponges) · tr sünger avcısı (gatherer of sponges) · es pedigüeño (one who sponges) · la parasīta (one who sponges) · de Schnorrer (one who sponges) · nl klaploper (one who sponges) · es cafiche (one who sponges) · grc παράσιτος (one who sponges) · mk мо́лзач (one who sponges) · la parasītus (one who sponges) · mk муфте́џија (one who sponges)