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SPONGER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Synonyms:

leech; parasite; sponge; sponger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sponger" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Derivation:

sponge (ask for and get free; be a parasite)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A workman employed to collect sponges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sponger" is a kind of...):

working man; working person; workingman; workman (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)

Derivation:

sponge (gather sponges, in the ocean)

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