Sponger - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈspʌndʒər|
Brit.
|ˈspʌn(d)ʒə|
noun
- a workman employed to collect sponges
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage (syn: leech, parasite, sponge)
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage (syn: leech, parasite, sponge)
Extra examples
...finally told the sponge to move out of their house and to get a job...
She sponged up the spilt milk.
He sponged off his face.
She sponged the dirt off her shirt.
She always sponges meals from us.
Word forms
noun
singular: sponger
plural: spongers
singular: sponger
plural: spongers
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