SPONGER


Meaning of SPONGER in English

/spun"jeuhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing that sponges.

2. a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others; parasite.

3. a person or boat engaged in gathering sponges.

[ 1670-80; SPONGE + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .