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Sponger

Noun CEFR B1
ˈspʌnd͡ʒɚ

Definitions

  1. One who uses a sponge.
  2. A parasitic hanger-on.
  3. A person or vessel employed in gathering sponges from the sea.
  4. A device for sponging cloth by means of a perforated adjustable cylinder.

Equivalents

12 more languages
Българскиготова́н
Bosanskimuktašмукташ
Češtinacizopasník
Gaeilgefailpéir
Galegopedichón
Hrvatskimuktašмукташ
Latinaparasitaparasitus
Македонскимолзачмуфтеџија
Nederlandsklaploper
Српскиmuktašмукташ
Svenskamatfriare
Türkçeabacı

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Spongers Sponges spongeware spongework spongeworthiness spongiatriol

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