Definitions

sponger

[spuhn-jer] / ˈspʌn dʒər /

NOUN

cadger

Synonyms

STRONG

bum freeloader mendicant mooch moocher scrounger sponge

WEAK

borrower

NOUN

do-nothing

Synonyms

STRONG

bum deadbeat good-for-nothing goof off idler laggard layabout lazybones loafer lounger malingerer moocher shirker slacker sloth

WEAK

clock watcher couch potato lazy person lotus eater

Antonyms

STRONG

hard worker

NOUN

drone

Synonyms

STRONG

idler leech loafer lounger parasite slug sluggard

Antonyms

WEAK

overachiever quiet silence workaholic

NOUN

hanger-on

Synonyms

STRONG

dependent flunky follower freeloader lackey leech parasite sycophant truckler

NOUN

layabout

Synonyms

STRONG

beachcomber deadbeat do-nothing good-for-nothing goof-off idler lazybones loafer lounger malingerer ne'er-do-well shirker slacker slouch slugabed sluggard wanderer waster wastrel

WEAK

fainéant no-good

Antonyms

STRONG

hard worker

NOUN

lazybones

Synonyms

STRONG

beachcomber deadbeat do-nothing good-for-nothing goof-off idler layabout loafer lounger malingerer ne'er-do-well shirker slacker slouch slugabed sluggard wanderer waster wastrel

WEAK

couch potato fainéant lazy person no-good

Antonyms

STRONG

hard worker

NOUN

loafer

Synonyms

STRONG

beachcomber deadbeat do-nothing good-for-nothing goof-off idler lazybones lounger malingerer ne'er-do-well shirker slacker slouch sluggard wanderer waster wastrel

Antonyms

WEAK

hard worker

NOUN

lounge lizard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

seducer

WEAK

cadger freeloader gigolo idle man moocher

Example Sentences

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An ancient sailor named Pete the Sponger clambered up the Nourmahal's white side, greeted the President and his party and presented a scroll to Frederic Kernochan.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the guns are to be secured without being housed the Loader and Sponger place the chocking-quoins square up against the rear part of the front trucks and put in the tompion.

From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance

The Loader and Sponger place the housing-chocks before the front trucks.

From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance

The Captain hauls taut the train-tackle and chokes the luff, and the Loader and Sponger place the chocking-quoins forward of the front trucks, and proceed to sponge and load the gun in the usual manner.

From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance

No. 4, First Sponger, assists in removing mortar-cover; gets his sleeves out of basket and puts them on; provides an empty cartridge-bag for wiping shell.

From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance

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