sponger : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sponger	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sponger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sponger n a workman employed to collect sponges a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage Synonym(s): leech, parasite, sponge, sponger
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sponger \Spon"ger\, n. 1. One who sponges, or uses a sponge. 2. One employed in gathering sponges. 3. Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on.