Sponger synonyms
spŭn'jər
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(UK, New Zealand, Canada, Scotland) An individual who gets merchandise from the back of supermarket premises that is past its sell-by date.
A light cake, such as sponge cake.
(Biol.) A plant or animal that lives on or in an organism of another species from which it derives sustenance or protection without benefit to, and usually with harmful effects on, the host
sycophant (related)
One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
One who does not pay one's debts.
A person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others, especially if they are making little effort to help themselves. Usually used as a pejorative.
trencher friend
The definition of a leech is a type of worm found in water or in wet areas with a strong sucker on both ends of its body which it uses to suck blood from its hosts, or a person who attaches themselves to another person like a parasite.
scrounger (related)
layabout (related)
workshy (related)
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(US) One who relies on another for support
Find another word for sponger. In this page you can discover 15 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sponger, like: freeloader, sponge, hanger-on, parasite, sycophant, bloodsucker, chiseler, deadbeat, moocher, trencher friend and leech.
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