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sponger

['spʌnʤə] брит. / амер.

сущ.

  1. разг. приживал, иждивенец, нахлебник, паразит, тунеядец

    1. человек, чистящий ствол орудия (при помощи губки)

    2. человек, наносящий рисунок на керамические изделия (при помощи губки)

    1. ловец губок

    2. судно для лова губок

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'spʌnʤəNounприживал; иждивенец; нахлебник; паразит; тунеядецExamples

sponger on other people's kindness — человек, живущий за счёт доброты других людей

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  1. 1.

    Тунеядец

    translation added by Elena Elena
    Bronze ru-en
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Collocations

lead the life of a sponger / drone
дармоедничать

Word forms

sponger

noun
SingularPlural
Common casespongerspongers
Possessive casesponger'sspongers'