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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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, sponger]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sponger \Spon"ger\ (-j[~e]r), n.
   1. One who sponges, or uses a sponge.
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   2. One employed in gathering sponges.
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   3. Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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, sponger]