sponger

• Nom désignant une personne qui vit habituellement aux dépens d'autrui, en profitant de sa générosité ou de ses ressources sans rien donner en retour, ou un travailleur qui récolte des éponges en mer.

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.

   pêcheur d'éponges

   • 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.

   Personne parasite

   • 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.

   Synonymesbumcadgerdeadbeatfreeloaderleechmoocherparasitescrounger

   Antonymesbenefactorprovider