sponger
1. a workman employed to collect sponges • Derivationally related forms: sponge • Hypernyms: workman, workingman, working man, working person 2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage • Syn: leech, parasite, sponge • Derivationally related forms: sponge, sponge (for: sponge), parasitic (for: parasite), parasitical (for: parasite) • Hypernyms: follower
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