sponger

• اسم يشير إلى شخص يعتمد عادة على الآخرين في الدعم المالي أو الخدمات دون أن يقدم شيئًا في المقابل، أو إلى عامل يجمع الإسفنج من البحر.

A noun referring to a person who habitually relies on others for financial support or favors without providing anything in return, or a worker who collects sponges from the sea.

1. Sponge collectorC1formal

   A worker whose job is to gather sponges from the sea.

   جامع الإسفنج

   • The sponger dove deep into the ocean to collect natural sponges.
   • Generations of spongers have worked along this coast.
   • The sponger's boat was equipped with special gear for harvesting.

2. Parasitic personB2informal

   A person who habitually relies on others for money, food, or support without giving anything in return.

   طُفَيْلِيّ

   • He's a sponger who never pays for his own meals.
   • She got tired of her sponger friend always asking for loans.
   • The party was full of spongers who ate all the food and left without helping.

   المرادفاتbumcadgerdeadbeatfreeloaderleechmoocherparasitescrounger

   الأضدادbenefactorprovider