Dictionary 1. (n.) One who sponges, or uses a sponge.2. (n.) One employed in gathering sponges. 3. (n.) Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on. Thesaurus barnacle beat beggar bloodsucker bummer cadger coupon clippers deadbeat drone freeloader hanger-on idle rich leech leisure class lounge lizard lumpen proletariat mendicant moocher nonworker panhandler parasite rentiers smell-feast spiv sponge sucker the unemployable the unemployed |