sponger

• Substantiv für eine Person, die gewohnheitsmäßig von anderen finanziell oder mit Dienstleistungen profitiert, ohne etwas zurückzugeben, oder für einen Arbeiter, der Schwämme aus dem Meer sammelt.

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.

   Schwammtaucher

   • 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.

   Schmarotzer

   • 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.

   Synonymebumcadgerdeadbeatfreeloaderleechmoocherparasitescrounger

   Antonymebenefactorprovider