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Sponger   Listen
noun
Sponger  n.  
1.
One who sponges, or uses a sponge.
2.
One employed in gathering sponges.
3.
Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on.





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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


Words linked to "Sponger" :   follower, working man, workman, parasite


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