sponger
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sponger
- /ˈspʌnd͡ʒɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From sponge + -er.
noun spongers
- One who uses a sponge.
- A parasitic hanger-on.
- A person or vessel employed in gathering sponges from the sea.
- A device for sponging cloth by means of a perforated adjustable cylinder.
