Hypertext Webster Gateway: "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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sponger
n 1: a workman employed to collect sponges
2: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the
host) in hope of gain or advantage [syn: {leech}, {parasite},
{sponge}]
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