Sponger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a workman employed to collect sponges

a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈʌndʒɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈʌndʒə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈʌndʒə/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈʌndʒɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leech sponge parasite

Word Forms

sponge	verb	gather sponges, in the ocean
parasitic	adjective	of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
parasitical	adjective	of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmarotzer

ein Arbeiter, der Schwämme sammelte

🇫🇷French

parasite

un ouvrier employé pour ramasser des éponges

🇪🇸Spanish

gorrón

un trabajador empleado para recoger esponjas

🇮🇹Italian

spugnatore

un operaio impiegato nella raccolta delle spugne

🇳🇱Dutch

spons

een werkman die sponzen verzamelde

🇵🇹Portuguese

parasita

um trabalhador empregado para coletar esponjas

🇷🇺Russian

приживальщик

рабочий, нанятый для сбора губок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कामचोर

स्पंज इकट्ठा करने के लिए नियुक्त एक कारीगर

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পঞ্জার

স্পঞ্জ সংগ্রহের জন্য নিযুক্ত একজন শ্রমিক

🇮🇳Tamil

கடற்பாசி

கடற்பாசிகளை சேகரிக்க பணியமர்த்தப்பட்ட ஒரு தொழிலாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పాంగర్

స్పాంజ్‌లను సేకరించడానికి పనిచేసే పనివాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पंजर

स्पंज गोळा करण्यासाठी काम करणारा कामगार

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પોન્જર

જળચરો એકત્રિત કરવા માટે કાર્યરત એક કારીગર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಂಜರ್

ಸ್ಪಂಜುಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಕೆಲಸಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പോഞ്ചർ

സ്പോഞ്ചുകൾ ശേഖരിക്കാൻ ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു തൊഴിലാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੰਜਰ

ਸਪੰਜ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سپنجر

سپنج جمع کرنے کے لیے ملازم ایک مزدور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

海绵者

受雇收集海绵的工人

🇯🇵Japanese

居候

スポンジを集めるために雇われた職人

🇰🇷Korean

식객

스펀지 수집을 위해 고용된 노동자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người lau chùi

một công nhân được thuê để thu thập bọt biển

🇹🇭Thai

สปอนเซอร์

คนงานรับจ้างเก็บฟองน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tukang bonceng

seorang pekerja yang dipekerjakan untuk mengumpulkan spons

🇵🇭Filipino

espongha

isang trabahador na nagtatrabaho upang mangolekta ng mga espongha

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متسول

عامل يعمل في جمع الإسفنج

🇮🇷Persian

اسفنجی

کارگری که برای جمع آوری اسفنج ها استخدام می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

süngerci

sünger toplamak için çalışan bir işçi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ספונגר

פועל המועסק לאסוף ספוגים

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The primary meaning of 'sponger' is 'a workman employed to collect sponges'.

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