sponger

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

parasite

cadger

sponge

🧽

hanger-on

scrounger

freeloader

moocher

leech

drone

beggar

hoarder

social parasite

exploiter

lazy person

bloodsucker

blood-sucker

dead-beat

dependent

extortioner

hangeron

idler

lazybones

loafer

lug

trencherman

vulture

Translations

parasite

Schmarotzer

klaploper

gorrón

parassita

scroccone

parásito

parasita

zángano

accapparatore

Hamsterer

παράσιτος

esponja

🧽

Nutznießer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspʌnd͡ʒɚ/

Etymology

From sponge + -er.