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sponger

/ˈspʌŋə/

/ˈspʌndʒɚ/

Translations

spongernoun

spongers

/ˈspʌŋə/

/ˈspʌndʒɚ/

He was considered a sponger by his friends because he never paid for anything.

Его друзья считали его нахлебником, потому что он никогда ни за что не платил.

The sponger lived off his wealthy relatives without contributing anything.

Паразит жил за счет своих богатых родственников, ничего не внося в их жизнь.

Additional translations

Synonyms

spongernoun

A person who lives off others by taking advantage of their generosity without giving anything in return.

He was known as a sponger, always borrowing money and never paying it back.

A person who uses a sponge to clean or absorb liquid.

The sponger quickly wiped up the spilled juice from the floor.

A person who harvests natural sea sponges, especially as a commercial occupation.

Traditional Mediterranean spongers would spend months at sea diving for sponges.