sponger

[ spuhn-jer ]

/ ˈspʌn dʒər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sponger ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that sponges.

a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others; parasite.

a person or boat engaged in gathering sponges.

Origin of sponger

First recorded in 1670–80; sponge + -er¹

Words nearby sponger

sponge down, sponged ware, spongefly, sponge iron, sponge on, sponger, sponge rubber, sponge tree, spongeware, spongiform, spongiform encephalopathy

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Example sentences from the Web for sponger

Piece goods on a pooshcart from old man Zudosky's to the sponger's was all the oitermobiling Max done it.
Abe and Mawruss|Montague Glass
Charley Reck was sponger of the parrot-gun on the forecastle, and fully realized the danger and responsibility of his position.
The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886|Various
No. 1, the sponger and rammer, had been killed by a pistol-shot.
In Hostile Red|Joseph Altsheler
Then Don Juan got in a rage, called him a sponger, and sent him off with offensive epithets.
The Grandee|Armando Palacio Valds

The Loader and Sponger haul up and secure the lower half-ports, put in tompion, and secure muzzle-bag.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN

British Dictionary definitions for sponger

sponger

/ (ˈspʌndʒə) /

noun

informal a person who lives off other people by continually taking advantage of their generosity; parasite or scrounger

a person or ship employed in collecting sponges

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单词	sponger
释义	sponger [ spuhn-jer ] / ˈspʌn dʒər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sponger ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that sponges. a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others; parasite. a person or boat engaged in gathering sponges. Origin of sponger First recorded in 1670–80; sponge + -er¹ Words nearby sponger sponge down, sponged ware, spongefly, sponge iron, sponge on, sponger, sponge rubber, sponge tree, spongeware, spongiform, spongiform encephalopathy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sponger Piece goods on a pooshcart from old man Zudosky's to the sponger's was all the oitermobiling Max done it. Abe and Mawruss\|Montague Glass Charley Reck was sponger of the parrot-gun on the forecastle, and fully realized the danger and responsibility of his position. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886\|Various No. 1, the sponger and rammer, had been killed by a pistol-shot. In Hostile Red\|Joseph Altsheler Then Don Juan got in a rage, called him a sponger, and sent him off with offensive epithets. The Grandee\|Armando Palacio Valds The Loader and Sponger haul up and secure the lower half-ports, put in tompion, and secure muzzle-bag. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.\|Bureau of Ordnance, USN British Dictionary definitions for sponger sponger / (ˈspʌndʒə) / noun informal a person who lives off other people by continually taking advantage of their generosity; parasite or scrounger a person or ship employed in collecting sponges Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sponger waster, wanderer, malingerer, slouch, lazybones, good-for-nothing, wastrel, idler, deadbeat, do-nothing, slacker, sluggard, shirker, beachcomber, lounger, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, bum, sponge, moocher
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sponger

noun

Origin of sponger

Words nearby sponger

Example sentences from the Web for sponger

British Dictionary definitions for sponger

noun

Words related to sponger