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sponger1670s, "parasite," agent noun from sponge (v.) in figurative sense. As a job on a cannon crew, by 1828.
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spongerderogatory term for body boarder
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spongerSee Bodyboarder.
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sponger(n) a workman employed to collect sponges(n) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
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