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Sponger

noun
1.
A workman employed to collect sponges.
2.
A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage.  Synonyms: leech, parasite, sponge.






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"Sponger" Quotes from Famous Books



... that Don Juan refused him with the deepest scorn, that Garnet made mention of his millions and maintained that Fernanda would never have a chance of a better marriage. Then Don Juan got in a rage, called him a sponger, and sent him off with offensive epithets. Every time Paco caught one of the angry glances, he smiled and winked at ...
— The Grandee • Armando Palacio Valds



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