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Sponger

noun

A workman employed to collect sponges.

A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage. Synonyms: leech, parasite, sponge.

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"Sponger" Quotes from Famous Books

... taken, Or roll'd along, or dragg'd? Each method seem'd impossible, And each was then of danger full. Necessity, ingenious mother, Brought forth what help'd them from their pother. As still there was a chance to save their prey, The sponger yet some hundred yards away— One seized the Egg, and turned upon his back, And then, in spite of many a thump and thwack, That would have torn, perhaps, a coat of mail, The other dragg'd him by the tail. Who dares the inference to blink, That beasts ...

— The Talking Beasts • Various

Words linked to "Sponger" : workingman, follower, working man, workman, working person