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sponger


  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sponger 
  n  1:  someone  who  mooches  or  cadges  (tries  to  get  something  free) 
  [syn:  {moocher},  {cadger},  {scrounger}] 
  2:  someone  who  takes  advantage  of  the  generosity  of  others 
  [syn:  {freeloader}] 




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